Are you a doctor, pharmacist, nurse or in any other career in the medical industry?
If you are, a strong command of English is of great importance to your profession. We have listed below names and terms specific to this area to help you in common situations.
✔ Flu
✔ Heart Attack
✔ Cancer
✔ Measles
✔ Stroke
✔ Norovirus
✔ Dementia, Senility, Alzheimer's
✔ Chickenpox
Common medical terms in English:
✔ Allergy
It is an adverse reaction of the body related to contact with some substance like medicines, food and dust.
Ex: Do you have an allergy to pepper?
✔ Dislocated
Term used when a bone is disconnected, out of place.
Ex: You dislocated your arm when you fell off the ladder.
✔ Numb
Loss of sensitivity of some part of the body.
Ex: My hand went numb after the fall.
✔ Abnormal
This term is used when something is not normal or as expected.
Ex: The noise your knee is making is abnormal, we need to do some exams.
✔ Find
It is related to some discomfort in a part of the body
Ex: This medicine will control your headache.
✔ Ambulance
Vehicle equipped to assist patients in emergency situations.
Ex: The ambulance arrived quickly after the call.
✔ Biopsy
It is the removal of a piece of tissue to perform examinations.
Ex: We will need to perform a biopsy
✔ Family History
It is used to check on someone's family history.
Ex: Do you have a family history of diabetes?
✔ Vomit
Name used when the stomach returns from the mouth what was ingested.
Ex: The spoiled food was what caused it vomiting.
✔ Fever
High body temperature.
Ex: I woke up with a fever this morning.
✔ Vein
Where the blood of our body is transported.
Ex: It was difficult to locate a vein for the blood test.
✔ Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Hospital center for cases of greater severity.
Ex: The patient was taken directly to the ICU.
✔ Light-headed
A feeling of loss of balance and almost loss of consciousness.
Ex: He felt light headed and fainted.
✔ Second Opinion
This term is used when a doctor wants to ask the opinion of a second professional about a serious diagnosis.
Ex: I asked the dermatologist for a second opinion on the case.
✔ Poison / Poisonous
Dangerous Substance.
Ex: The child felt sick after ingesting a poisonous plant.
✔ Prescription
It is the prescription that allows the use of medicines and is given by the doctor.
Ex: This medicine is only sold under medical prescription.
✔ X-ray
Also known as x-ray, it is an examination with internal photograph of the body.
Ex: An x-ray was taken to check if the bone is broken.
✔ Therapy
An ongoing care to treat something.
Ex: I will send you to physical therapy for your broken leg.
✔ Routine Check Up
General examinations to check the health situation.
Ex: Let's do a routine check up.
Common questions used by doctors and other health professionals:
✔ Does it hurt if (I push there)? = To check if a part of the body hurts.
✔ Can I feel your (shoulder)? = Request to examine the patient.
✔ What symptoms do you have? = To verify what the patient is feeling physically and emotionally.
Common questions asked by patients:
✔ Do you have any medicine for (a headache)? = Useful question to ask the pharmacist when buying an over-the-counter drug.
✔ Can I make an appointment to see (a doctor / nurse)? = Used to schedule a medical appointment.
✔ Does this medicine cause any side effects? = To know if the drug causes some unwanted reaction.
✔ What dosage of I take? = For information on the quantity and frequency of consumption of a medicinal product.
This specific vocabulary will be very useful if you work in the health sector and also if you are traveling outside of your country and need medical care/medications.
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