English To Spanish Translations Of Acupuncture And Chinese Medicine Terms
English To Spanish Translations Of Acupuncture And Chinese Medicine Terms
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine is quickly gaining acceptance in Spanish speaking cultures. In the United States, where there are large populations of both Spanish speakers and acupuncture practitioners, Chinese medicine is becoming very popular due to the effectiveness of treating work related injuries and chronic conditions.
Acupuncture is also becoming common place in the large cities of the Spanish speaking countries of Latin America.
There are many books, digital downloads, websites, etc. with Spanish for health care practitioners, but there is very little “out there” with Spanish translation of acupuncture and Chinese medical terms. This is not meant to be the definitive guide, but it should be helpful to those acupuncturists who are learning Spanish or at least have some Spanish speaking clients they would like to communicate a little more effectively with.
Also included are some Chinese terms in pinyin that do not have direct translations into Spanish (or English) such as yin, yang, qi, jing, etc. As time goes on and the popularity of acupuncture continues to grow, these words should slowly gain acceptance into the Spanish lexicon as they have in English.
General Terms
acupuncture – acupuntura
moxabustion (moxa) – moxibustión (moxa)
traditional Chinese medicine – la medicina tradicional china
acupuncture points – los puntos acupunturales
acupuncturist – aupunturista
auricular acupuncture – auriculopuntura
point – punto
needle – aguja
qi (energy) – qi (energia)
blood – sangre
channels and collaterals – los canales y colaterales
pulse – pulso
tongue – lengua
differentiation of syndromes – diferenciación de los síndromes
pain – dolor
phlegm – flema
The Five Elements – Los Cinco Elementos
wood – madera, liver – hígado, gallbladder – vesícula
fire – fuego, heart – corazón, small intestine – intestino delgado
earth – tierra, spleen – bazo, stomach – estómago
metal – metal, lung – pulmón, large intestine – intestino gruso
water – agua, kidney – rin, bladde
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The Eight Principles – Los Ocho Principios
internal and external – interno y externo
hot and cold – frio y calor
xu (deficiency) – xu (deficiencia)
shi (excess) – shi (exceso)
Six Exogenous Factors – Seis Factores Exogenos
wind – viento
cold – frío
summer heat – calor de verano
damp – humedad
dryness – sequedad
heat (fire and moderate heat) – calor (fuego y calor moderado)
Seven Emotional Factors – Siete Factores Emocionales
joy – alegría
anger – ira
worry/ anxiety – ansiedad
sadness – tristeza
fear – miedo
shock (terror) – terror
pensiveness – meditación profunda, melancolía
Pinyin Chinese Terms that are not translated into Spanish (as in English): yin – yang, zang – fu, qi, sanjiao, jing, du, ren, chong, dai, yangqiao, yinqiao, yangwei, yinwei, taiyin, jueyin, shaoyin, yangming, shaoyang, taiyang, ashi.
By: Doug Grootveld
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Written by Doug Grootveld L.Ac. Doug practices acupuncture in a small coastal town of Mexico and runs a Spanish language learning e-newsletter, Morning Spanish.
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