9th Meeting: Words in Health

No. Word Indonesian Word Definition Example in Sentence

Part of Speech
1. acute akut quick to become severe/bad We knew the baby was coming right away because the
adj woman's labour pains were acute.
2. allergy noun alergi a body's abnormal reaction to Your son is extremely allergic to peanuts.
allergic adj certain foods or environmental
substances (e.g. causes a rash)
3. amnesia amnesia a condition that causes people to I can't remember the accident because I had amnesia.
noun lose their memory
4. amputation amputasi permanent removal of a limb We had to amputate his leg because the infection spread
noun so quickly.
amputate
verb
5. anaemia anemia occurs when the body doesn't have I have low energy because I am anaemic.
noun enough red blood cells
anaemic
adj
6. antibiotics antibiotik medication that kills bacteria and My throat infection went away after I started the
noun cures infections antibiotics.
7. anti-depressant anti depresan medication that helps relieve The anti-depressants helped me get on with life after Lucy
noun anxiety and sadness died.
8. bacteria bakteri a disease-causing organism To prevent the spread of bacteria it is important that
noun nurses wash their hands often.
9. bedsore luka baring wounds that develop on a patient's If you don't get up and take a walk, you will develop
noun body from lying in one place for painful bedsores.
too long
10. benign jinak not harmful (not cancerous) We're hoping that the tests will show that the lump in your
adj breast is benign.
11. biopsy biopsi removal of human tissue in order The biopsy ruled out a number of illnesses.
noun to conduct certain medical tests
12. blood count hitungan darah the amount of red and white blood You will be happy to know that your blood count is almost
noun cells a person has back to normal.
13. blood donor donor darah a person who gives blood to a Blood donors have to answer questions about their
noun blood bank or other person medical history.
14. blood pressure tekanan darah the rate at which blood flows High blood pressure puts you at risk of having a heart
noun through the body (high/low) attack.
15. brace penjepit a device that holds injured body You will probably always have to wear a brace on your
noun parts in place ankle when you jog.
16. breech sungsang position of an unborn baby in We thought it was going to be a breech birth, but the baby
adj which the feet are down and the turned himself around.
head is up
17. caesarean section, operasi sesar procedure that involves removing a The baby was so large that we had to perform a Caesarean
C-section baby from its mother through an section.
noun incision in the woman's lower
abdomen
18. cancer kangker disease caused by the There are many different options when it comes to
noun uncontrollable growth of cells treating cancer.
19. cardiopulmonary resusitasi jantung restoring a person's breath and You saved your brother's life by performing CPR.
resuscitation (CPR) dan paru-paru circulation
noun
20. cast perban keras a hard bandage that is wrapped My leg was in a cast for graduation.
noun around a broken bone to keep it in
place
21. chickenpox cacar air a virus commonly contracted by It is best to get chickenpox as a child so that you don't get
noun children, characterized by itchy it worse as an adult.
spots all over the body
22. coroner koroner a person who determines the We only call the coroner if we think a death is suspicious.
noun cause of death after a person dies
23. critical condition kondisi kritis requiring immediate and constant You can't see her right now; she's in critical condition.
medical attention
24. deaf tuli unable to hear The accident left the patient both deaf and blind.
adj
25. dementia demensia loss of mental capacity It is hard to watch a loved one suffering with dementia.
adj
26. diabetes diabetes type of disease typically involving People with diabetes have to constantly check their blood
noun insulin deficiency sugar levels.
27. diagnosis diagnosa medical explanation of an illness or The doctor would prefer to share the diagnosis with the
noun condition patient himself.
28. discomfort tidak nyaman experiencing pain This pain medication should relieve some of your
adj discomfort.
29. disease penyakit a medical disorder that is harmful I understand that this disease runs in your family.
noun to a person's health
30. dislocated dislokasi when a bone is temporarily You will have to wear a sling because of your dislocated
adj separated from its joint shoulder.