Glossary
- a corto plazo
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short term
- a largo plazo
-
long term
- alivio
-
relief
- ámbito público
-
public sphere
- ancianos
-
elderly
- Asequible
-
affordable
- atención ambulatoria
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outpatient care
- bajos recursos
-
low income
- catalogados
-
categorized
- ceremonias con el huevo
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In this ritual an egg and smoke is used to cleanse a person's aura and help them heal. The healer rolls the egg over the client's body to gather information about their health or spiritual issues. Then, the healer breaks the egg into a glass of water and interprets the yolk color and the egg white's movement to make a diagnosis.
- cobertura universal
-
universal health coverage
- compañías aseguradoras
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insurance companies
- compresas de agua caliente
-
moist warm compresses
- consejería
-
counseling
- contacto piel a piel
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skin to skin contact
- contracción uterina
-
uterine contraction
- cuello uterino
-
cervix
- curanderismo
-
folk medicine
- desconfianza
-
mistrust
- dilatación cervical
-
cervical dilation
- discapacidades
-
disabilities
- ejerzan
-
exert
- embarazadas
-
pregnant women
- escasez
-
shortage
- Estados Unidos
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- Estados Unidos (test)
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- etapas
-
stages
- exigir
-
demand
- facturas
-
bills/invoice
- falta de confianza
-
lack of trust
- fluidos corporales
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body fluids
- incidencia alta
-
high impact
- índice de fertilidad
-
fertility rate
- índices de natalidad
-
birth rate
- ingresos
-
income
- ITS
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STD/STI
- juventud
-
youth
- lactancia
-
lactation
- lectura del tarot
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Tarot reading is used sometimes as a way to get insight of the person's mental, physical and emotional well-being.
- lidiar
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to deal
- limpiezas
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Cleansings: includes healing with the hands (therapeutic massage), individual or group prayer, burning of sage, music or dance (drumming circles), use of herbs or psychoactive plants to treat illness, induce visions or impart traditional wisdom.
- machismo
-
sexism
- malestar emocional
-
emotional discomfort
- malestares
-
discomfort
- medicamentos recetados
-
prescription medications
- negar
-
deny
- parto humanizado
-
humanized childbirth
- potenciar
-
to promote
- propensos
-
prone to
- rasurado púbico
-
pubic shaving
- recetados
-
prescribed
- recién llegados
-
newly arrived
- recién nacido
-
newborn
- remedios caseros
-
house remedies
- renales
-
kidney-related
- resultados dispares
-
different results
- reticencia
-
reluctance
- roles tradicionales de género
-
traditional gender roles
- se enfrentan
-
to face
- SIDA
-
AIDS
- sistema (test)
-
sistema
- tacto vaginal
-
vaginal examination
- trauma perineal
-
perineal trauma
- uterotónicos
-
uterotonic agents
- velas
-
candles
- vergüenza
-
shame
- VIH
-
HIV
- vínculos afectivos
-
emotional bond
