Head and Face Vocabulary in Spanish

    HEENT exams use a tight cluster of anatomic vocabulary. These Spanish terms cover the scalp, face, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and jaw — everything you need for headache, sinus, ENT, and ophthalmology encounters.

    EnglishSpanishAudio
    headla cabeza
    facela cara
    foreheadla frente
    eyeel ojo
    eyeslos ojos
    ear (outer)la oreja
    ear (inner)el oído
    nosela nariz
    mouthla boca
    lipslos labios
    tonguela lengua
    teethlos dientes
    molarla muela
    gumla encía
    cheekla mejilla
    chinel mentón
    jawla mandíbula
    brainel cerebro
    skullel cráneo
    templela sien

    Using these terms with patients

    • Oreja is the outer ear; oído is hearing and the inner ear. Hearing loss belongs to the oído.
    • "La vista" is vision and "el ojo" is the eyeball — ask "¿Tiene problemas de la vista?" for functional complaints.
    • "Cara" is the face, "cabeza" the head. A facial droop is described with "la cara", not "la cabeza".

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