This glossary was developed to aid English-speaking health workers in Guatemala in translating health and nutrition terms from English to Spanish. Because Guatemala is renowned for its extensive vocabulary of "modismos", or slang, a column has been added to facilitate adaptation of the glossary to regional variations. The terms in the glossary are those most frequently used in the areas of: (1) family relations and life events; (2) health facilities and personnel; (3) medical equipment/supplies; (4) the human body; (5) diseases, injuries, signs, symptoms, causes, and conditions; (6) medications, treatments, procedures; (7) nutrition-related and cooking terms; (8) food and drink; and (9) medicinal and culinary herbs. Some useful verbs and commonly used measurements are included. (JD)