(this is an updated version of my other vocab list on the human body but it was a looooong time ago)
- el cuerpo humano = the human body
- la anatomía = anatomy
- el cuerpo = body [sometimes it’s “corpse” when speaking of the dead]
- el cadáver = dead body, corpse, cadaver
- corporal = bodily / corporeal
- la cabeza = head
- el ojo = eye
- la boca = mouth
- la nariz = nose
- la mejilla = cheek
- la barbilla = chin
- el labio = lip
- el cuello = neck [in clothing like shirts/blouses, el cuello is “collar”]
- la garganta = throat
- la mandíbula = jaw
- el pómulo = cheekbone
- la frente = forehead
- la sien = temple (of the head)
- el diente = tooth
- la ceja = eyebrow / brow
- la oreja = (outer) ear [the physical feature of the ear]
- el oído = (inner) ear [the inner part that has to do with hearing]
- el tímpano = eardrum
- el brazo = arm
- el hombro = shoulder
- el pie = foot
- la mano = hand
- el dedo = finger
el dedo de pie = toe - la uña = nail [fingernail or toenail]
- el pecho = chest
- el seno = breast, bosom
- el codo = elbow
- la cadera = hip
- la cintura = waist
- la pelvis = pelvis
- la panza = gut / belly
- la barriga = belly (usually outer)
- el estómago = stomach
- el abdomen = abdomen
- los abdominales = abs
- la entrepierna = groin
- el vientre = abdomen, belly / womb
- la matriz = womb
- la pierna = leg
- el muslo = thigh
- la pantorrilla = calf
- la rodilla = knee
- el tobillo = ankle
- el talón = heel
- la planta = sole (of the foot)
- la columna vertebral = spine
- el pene = penis
- la vagina = vagina
- el músculo = muscle
- el hueso = bone
- el órgano = organ
el órgano vital = vital organ - el corazón = heart
- el cerebro = brain
- el pulmón = lung
- el hígado = liver
- el bazo = spleen
- la vegija = bladder
- la vesícula biliar = gall bladder
- el riñón = kidney
- el páncreas = pancreas
- el diafragma = diaphragm
- el apéndice = appendix
- la tripa = gut / stomach
la entraña, las entrañas = gut / stomach, entrails - el intestino = intestine
el intestino grueso = large intestine
el intestino delgado = small intestine - la piel = skin
- la sangre = blood
- la bilis = bile
- la saliva = saliva
- la lágrima = tear (crying)
- la nuca = nape (of the neck)
- la rabadilla = tailbone, coccyx
- el esternón = sternum / breastbone
- la clavícula = clavicle / collarbone
- el torso = torso
el tronco (del cuerpo) = torso - el cartílago = cartilage
- la vena = vein
- la arteria = artery
- el vaso sanguíneo = blood vessel
- el grupo sanguíneo = blood type
el tipo de sangre = blood type (regional) - el ombligo = bellybutton
- el embarazo = pregnancy
- el parto = childbirth, labor
- el sentido = sense / feeling (usually physical)
- el sentimiento = feeling, emotion
- el tacto = (the sense of) touch
- el gusto = (the sense of) taste
- el oído = (the sense of) hearing
- el olfato = (the sense of) smell
- la vista = (the sense of) sight
- vivir = to live
- morir = to die
- dormir = to sleep
- despertarse = to wake up
- toser = to cough
- bostezar = to yawn
- estornudar = to sneeze
- llorar = to cry
- gritar = to shout, to scream
- romper = to break
- pensar = to think
- sangrar = to bleed
- latir = to beat (heart)
- palpitar = to beat (heart) / to pulse, to throb
- bombear = to pump
- doler = to hurt / for a body part to ache
- orinar = to urinate
- hacer pis = to pee
- defecar = to defecate
- hacer popó / hacer caca = to poop
- respirar = to breathe
- aspirar = to breathe in [or “to aspire”]
- inhalar = to inhale
- exhalar = to exhale
- soplar = to breathe out air / to blow air
- estar embarazada = to be pregnant
- dar a luz = to give birth
- roncar = to snore
- sudar = to sweat
- jadear = to pant / to wheeze
- suspirar = to sigh
- encoger(se) de hombros = to shrug (shoulders)
- sentarse = to sit down
- levantarse = to stand up
- arrodillarse = to kneel down
- caminar = to walk
- andar = to walk
- parar = to stop
- correr = to run
- saltar = to jump
- comer = to eat
- ingerir = to ingest
- digerir = to digest
- acostarse = to go to bed / to lie on one’s side / to have sex (with someone)
- tumbarse = to go to bed / to lie on one’s back
- tener sexo (con) = to have sex (with)
- sentir = to feel, to notice, to sense
- sentirse = to feel (emotions)
- oír = to hear
- oler = to smell
oler a = to smell like (something) - escuchar = to hear, to listen
- ver = to see
- mirar = to watch
- palpar = to feel (usually in the sense of touch)
- tocar = to touch / to play (an instrument)
- aprender = to learn
- practicar = to practice
- descansar = to rest
- recordar = to recall
- acordarse = to remember
- soñar (con) = to dream (about)
soñar despierto/a (con) = to daydream (about) [lit. “to dream awake (with)”]
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