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Letter N

nacer (v)

to be born

nacido (m)

skin boil

nacido muerto (m)

stillborn

nacidos* (mp)

abscesses

nacimiento (m)

birth

nacimiento prematuro (m)

premature birth

nalga (f)

buttock

narcolepsia (f)

narcolepsy

narcótico (m)

narcotic

narcotraficante (m,f)

drug-seller

narices (fp)

nostrils

nariz (f)

nose, nostril

nariz constipada (f)

nasally congested

nariz mocosa (f)

runny nose

nariz tapada (f)

nasally congested, stuffy nose

nariz tupida (f)

nasally congested, stuffy nose

natalidad (f)

birth

natural (adj)

natural

náusea (f)

nausea

nauseabundo/a (adj)

queasy, nauseating

necesidad (f)

need

necesitar (v)

to need

negligencia médica (f)

malpractice

nene/a (m,f)

baby, child

neoplasia (f)

tumor

neoplasma (m)

tumor

nervio (m)

nerve

nervios* (mp)

anxiety, mental disease

nervioso/a (adj)

nervous

neumonía (f)

pneumonia

neumonía doble (f)

double pneumonia

neuralgia (f)

neuralgia

neurocirujano (m)

neurosurgeon

neurología (f)

neurology

neurólogo/a (m,f)

neurologist

neurosis (f)

neurosis

neurótico/a (adj, m,f)

neurotic, neurotic person

nicotina (f)

nicotine

niña del ojo* (f)

pupil

niñez (f)

childhood

nitroglicerina (f)

nitroglycerine

nocivo/a (adj)

harmful

nodo (m)

node

nodriza (f)

wet nurse

nódulo (m)

lump, node

nombrar (v)

to name

nombre (m)

name

normal (adj)

normal

nostalgia del hogar (f)

homesickness

novocaína (f)

novocaine

nube del ojo* (f)

cataract

nuca (f)

nape, back of neck, neck

nudillo (m)

knuckle

nudo (m)

knot

nuez de Adán (f)

Adam's apple

nuez de la garganta (f)

Adam's apple

nutricio (m)

nutrient

nutrición (m)

nutrition, nourishment

nutricionista (m,f)

nutritionist

nutriólogo/a (m,f)

nutritionist

nutrir (v)

to nurture

* denotes colloquial usage

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