{"id":272799,"date":"2026-07-19T03:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=272799"},"modified":"2026-07-19T03:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:03:32","slug":"vocabulario-sobre-salud-de-nivel-b2-enfermedades-lesiones-sintomas-b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/es\/blog\/b2-health-vocabulary-illnesses-injuries-symptoms-b2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulario de salud de nivel B2: Hablar de enfermedades, lesiones y s\u00edntomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lc-answer\"><strong>Para hablar de salud en ingl\u00e9s, necesitas vocabulario espec\u00edfico sobre enfermedades, lesiones y s\u00edntomas.<\/strong> Dominar palabras como <span data-no-translation>come down with<\/span> (ponerse enfermo), <span data-no-translation>strain<\/span> (lesionarse un m\u00fasculo), <span data-no-translation>faint<\/span> (perder el conocimiento), <span data-no-translation>bruise<\/span> (una marca en la piel), y <span data-no-translation>dizzy<\/span> (sentirse desequilibrado) te ayudar\u00e1 a describir c\u00f3mo te sientes, a explicar lo que ha pasado y a comprender las conversaciones m\u00e9dicas. Este vocabulario de nivel B2 es esencial para la comunicaci\u00f3n diaria y para hablar de temas relacionados con la salud con claridad y confianza. Conocer estos t\u00e9rminos te permite describir con precisi\u00f3n los s\u00edntomas, pedir ayuda y hablar sobre la recuperaci\u00f3n, lo que hace que tu ingl\u00e9s sea m\u00e1s preciso y eficaz tanto en el \u00e1mbito personal como en el profesional. Estas palabras se utilizan habitualmente en situaciones cotidianas, desde ir al m\u00e9dico hasta simplemente decirle a un amigo que no te encuentras bien.<\/div>\n<h2>\u00bfC\u00f3mo hablamos sobre el hecho de ponerse enfermo?<\/h2>\n<p>Cuando empieces a encontrarte mal, hay expresiones y palabras espec\u00edficas en ingl\u00e9s que puedes utilizar para describir tu estado.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <span data-no-translation>come down with<\/span> \u00abSomething\u00bb significa empezar a padecer una enfermedad, normalmente una que no es muy grave. Indica el inicio de una enfermedad.<\/li>\n<li>Un <span data-no-translation>infection<\/span> es una enfermedad que afecta a una parte del cuerpo y que est\u00e1 provocada por una bacteria o un virus. Puedes <span data-no-translation>get an infection<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Un <span data-no-translation>ache<\/span> es un dolor continuo y sordo en una parte del cuerpo. Puede ser un verbo o un sustantivo. Algunos ejemplos comunes son: <span data-no-translation>headache<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>stomach ache<\/span>, o <span data-no-translation>back ache<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-placement\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#2B87DA,#29C4A9);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\u270d\ufe0f \u00bfNo sabes en qu\u00e9 nivel est\u00e1s?<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;opacity:.95;\">Realiza nuestra prueba de nivel gratuita y recibe comentarios personalizados de examinadores certificados por Cambridge.<\/p><a href=\"\/es\/ingles\/academia\/free-test\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#0A2540;color:#fff;\">Realice nuestra prueba de nivel GRATUITA<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>\u00bfY qu\u00e9 hay de las lesiones y los accidentes?<\/h2>\n<p>Accidents happen, and it's important to know how to describe the injuries you might get.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <span data-no-translation>strain<\/span> Un m\u00fasculo o una parte del cuerpo se lesiona al forzarlo demasiado o al torcerlo. <span data-no-translation>Strain<\/span> tambi\u00e9n puede ser un sustantivo, refiri\u00e9ndose a la lesi\u00f3n en s\u00ed.<\/li>\n<li>A <span data-no-translation>bruise<\/span> es una marca oscura que aparece en la piel despu\u00e9s de haberte ca\u00eddo o de haber recibido un golpe. Tambi\u00e9n puedes usar <span data-no-translation>bruise<\/span> como verbo, con el significado de \u00abprovocar un morat\u00f3n\u00bb.<\/li>\n<li>A <span data-no-translation>scar<\/span> es una marca permanente que queda en la piel una vez que se ha curado una lesi\u00f3n o una intervenci\u00f3n quir\u00fargica. Como <span data-no-translation>bruise<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>scar<\/span> Tambi\u00e9n puede utilizarse como verbo, con el significado de \u00abdejar una cicatriz\u00bb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00bfC\u00f3mo describimos los s\u00edntomas?<\/h2>\n<p>Los s\u00edntomas son los indicios que te indican que algo no va bien en tu cuerpo. Estos son algunos de los m\u00e1s comunes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <span data-no-translation>faint<\/span> o <span data-no-translation>pass out<\/span> significa perder el conocimiento de forma repentina durante un breve periodo de tiempo, normalmente debido a una falta de riego sangu\u00edneo al cerebro. Estos dos verbos suelen ser intercambiables.<\/li>\n<li>Si te sientes <span data-no-translation>dizzy<\/span>, you feel as if everything is turning around and that you are going to fall. It's an adjective describing a sensation.<\/li>\n<li>Si alguien mira <span data-no-translation>pale<\/span>, su cara o su piel tienen menos color de lo habitual. Esto suele ocurrir cuando est\u00e1n enfermos, cansados o asustados.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<caption>Vocabulario clave sobre salud del nivel B2<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Palabra\/Frase<\/th>\n<th>Tipo<\/th>\n<th>Significado<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>come down with<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Phrasal verb<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To start to suffer from an illness<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>infection<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Noun<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>A disease caused by bacteria or a virus<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>ache<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Noun\/Verb<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>A continuous, dull pain; to feel a continuous dull pain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>strain<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Verb\/Noun<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To injure a muscle by overusing it; the injury itself<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>bruise<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Noun\/Verb<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>A dark mark on the skin from a hit; to cause a bruise<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>scar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Noun\/Verb<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>A permanent mark on the skin after healing; to mark with a scar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>faint<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Verb<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To suddenly lose consciousness for a short time<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>pass out<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Phrasal verb<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To suddenly lose consciousness for a short time<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>dizzy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Adjective<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Feeling as if everything is turning around, about to fall<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>pale<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Adjective<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Having less color in the face or skin than usual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Ejemplos<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>I think I'm starting to come down with a cold; my throat feels scratchy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The doctor said I had a bacterial infection and prescribed antibiotics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>After lifting heavy boxes, I had a terrible ache in my lower back.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>She strained a ligament in her knee while playing tennis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>He got a big bruise on his arm after bumping into the door.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The cut was deep, and now he has a small scar on his forehead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The heat made me feel dizzy, and I almost fainted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>When the bad news came, her face went very pale.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pr\u00e1ctica<\/h2>\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-392\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"392\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"A05 L1 VOCABULARIO: Salud\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-exam\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:#0A2540;\"><h3 style=\"color:#F2B705;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\u00bfEst\u00e1s listo para obtener tu certificado?<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;opacity:.92;\">El curso Langcom prepara a los alumnos para los ex\u00e1menes de Cambridge, IELTS, TOEFL, DELE, SIELE y Michigan.<\/p><a href=\"\/es\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#F2B705;color:#0A2540;\">Empieza a utilizar Langcom<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Errores habituales de los hispanohablantes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Using 'I am dizzying' instead of 'I am dizzy':<\/strong> In Spanish, you might say 'Estoy mareado\/a'. In English, <span data-no-translation>dizzy<\/span> es un adjetivo, as\u00ed que se dice <span data-no-translation>I am dizzy<\/span>. You do not use 'dizzy' as a verb in this context.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saying 'I have an ache in my head' instead of 'I have a headache':<\/strong> While grammatically correct, it's more natural to use the compound noun <span data-no-translation>headache<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>stomach ache<\/span>, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Confusing 'strain' with 'twist':<\/strong> Aunque en ambos casos se producen lesiones, <span data-no-translation>strain<\/span> suele referirse a un estiramiento excesivo o a un desgarro de un m\u00fasculo o un tend\u00f3n, como <span data-no-translation>straining a hamstring<\/span>. <span data-no-translation>Twist<\/span> es un t\u00e9rmino m\u00e1s general y suele referirse a una articulaci\u00f3n, como <span data-no-translation>twisting an ankle<\/span>, lo que podr\u00eda dar lugar a un <span data-no-translation>sprain<\/span> (una lesi\u00f3n de ligamentos).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Using 'make a bruise' instead of 'get a bruise':<\/strong> Normalmente decimos <span data-no-translation>I got a bruise<\/span> o <span data-no-translation>I have a bruise<\/span>, not 'I made a bruise'.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Preguntas m\u00e1s frecuentes<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la diferencia entre <span data-no-translation>faint<\/span> y <span data-no-translation>pass out<\/span>?<\/h3>\n<p>Ambos <span data-no-translation>faint<\/span> y <span data-no-translation>pass out<\/span> significa perder el conocimiento durante un breve periodo de tiempo. A menudo son sin\u00f3nimos. <span data-no-translation>Pass out<\/span> A veces puede sonar un poco m\u00e1s informal, pero ambas se utilizan habitualmente.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00bfSe puede? <span data-no-translation>strain<\/span> \u00bfPuede ser un sustantivo y un verbo?<\/h3>\n<p>S\u00ed, <span data-no-translation>strain<\/span> puede significar ambas cosas. Como verbo, significa lesionar un m\u00fasculo (p. ej., <span data-no-translation>I strained my back<\/span>). Como sustantivo, se refiere a la lesi\u00f3n en s\u00ed misma (p. ej., <span data-no-translation>He suffered a muscle strain<\/span>).<\/p>\n<h3>\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la diferencia entre <span data-no-translation>ache<\/span> y <span data-no-translation>pain<\/span>?<\/h3>\n<p><span data-no-translation>Ache<\/span> suele referirse a un dolor continuo, sordo y, a menudo, generalizado (p. ej., <span data-no-translation>a dull ache<\/span>). <span data-no-translation>Pain<\/span> es un t\u00e9rmino m\u00e1s general que se refiere al sufrimiento f\u00edsico, que puede ser agudo, repentino, intenso o sordo. Todos los dolores son un tipo de dolor, pero no todos los dolores son molestias.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00bfC\u00f3mo puedo memorizar todo este vocabulario nuevo?<\/h3>\n<p>Para memorizar vocabulario nuevo, prueba a utilizar fichas, a escribir tus propias frases de ejemplo, a hablar sobre temas de salud con un compa\u00f1ero o a escuchar podcasts en ingl\u00e9s sobre salud. La pr\u00e1ctica activa es fundamental para que estas palabras pasen a formar parte de tu vocabulario activo.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To talk about health in English, you need specific vocabulary for illnesses, injuries, and symptoms. Mastering words like come down with (to get sick), strain (to injure a muscle), faint (to lose consciousness), bruise (a mark on the skin), and dizzy (feeling off-balance) will help you describe how you feel, explain what happened, and understand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":272936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bwfblock_default_font":"","langcom_teaches":"Health vocabulary","langcom_cefr":"B2","langcom_type":"vocabulary","langcom_faq":"[{\"q\": \"What is the difference between <span data-no-translation>faint<\/span> and <span data-no-translation>pass out<\/span>?\", \"a\": \"Both <span data-no-translation>faint<\/span> and <span data-no-translation>pass out<\/span> mean to lose consciousness for a short period. 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