Spanish dermatological vocabulary used by Mexican workers.
Spanish is the second most common language spoken in the United States. Physicians can expect a growing population of patients who speak Spanish as their primary language. The purpose of this study was to develop a glossary of Spanish dermatological vocabulary commonly used by Mexican workers. Dermatologic terms were gathered from transcripts of in-depth interviews with 31 Latino farmworkers in North Carolina. Participants were asked to name and define words related to skin irritations. Farmworkers provided several definitions of some terms, and several Spanish equivalents exist for specific English words. This glossary is a supplement to other resources for learning medical Spanish and expands health care professionals' knowledge of dermatology-related Spanish vocabulary.
Vallejos
Quirina M
QM
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Marin
Antonio J
AJ
Feldman
Steven R
SR
Krejci-Manwaring
Jennifer
J
Fleischer
Alan
A
Quandt
Sara A
SA
Schulz
Mark
M
Smith
Gerell
G
Rapp
Stephen R
SR
Arcury
Thomas A
TA
D003880:Dermatology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D007802:Language; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States