Vocabulary Med

LES 471
Course instructor: Dr. Laurentine Ebinengue-Bokalli

Medical vocabulary (part one)
word meaning example sentence

part of speech
abnormal not normal for This amount of weight

adj the human loss is abnormal for
body women your age.
ache pain that won't I can't sleep because

noun/verb go away my knees ache in the
night.
acute quick to We knew the baby was

adj become coming right away
severe/bad because the woman's
labour pains
were acute.
allergy noun a body's Your son is

allergic adj abnormal extremely allergic to
reaction to peanuts.
certain foods or
environmental
substances
(e.g. causes a
rash)
1
LES 471
ambulance emergency We called

noun vehicle that the ambulance when
rushes people Josh stopped
to a hospital breathing.
amnesia a condition that I can't remember the

noun causes people accident because I
to lose their had amnesia.
memory
amputation nou permanent We had

n removal of a to amputate his leg
amputate verb limb because the infection
spread so quickly.
anaemia noun occurs when I have low energy

anaemic adj the body because I am anaemic.
doesn't have
enough red
blood cells
antibiotics medication that My throat infection

noun kills bacteria went away after I
and cures started the antibiotics.
infections
2
LES 471
anti-depressant medication that The anti-depressants

noun helps relieve helped me get on with
anxiety and life after Lucy died.
sadness
appointment a scheduled I've made you

noun meeting with a an appointment with a
medical specialist in three
professional weeks' time.
arthritis a disease that My grandmother can't

noun causes the knit anymore because
joints to the arthritis in her
become hands is so bad.
swollen and
crippled
asthma (attack) a condition that I carry an inhaler when

noun causes a I run because I
blockage of the have asthma.
airway and
makes it
difficult for a
person to
breathe
bacteria a disease- To prevent the spread

noun causing of bacteria it is
organism important that nurses
wash their hands often.
3
LES 471
bedsore wounds that If you don't get up and

noun develop on a take a walk, you will
patient's body develop
from lying in painful bedsores.
one place for
too long
benign not harmful We're hoping that the

adj (not cancerous) tests will show that the
lump in your breast
is benign.
biopsy removal of The biopsy ruled out a

noun human tissue in number of illnesses.
order to
conduct certain
medical tests
blood count the amount of You will be happy to

noun red and white know that your blood
blood cells a count is almost back
person has to normal.
blood donor a person who Blood donors have to

noun gives blood to a answer questions about
blood bank or their medical history.
other person
blood pressure the rate at High blood

noun which blood pressure puts you at
4
LES 471
flows through risk of having a heart

the body attack.
(high/low)
brace a device that You will probably

noun holds injured always have to wear
body parts in a brace on your ankle
place when you jog.
breech position of an We thought it was

adj unborn baby in going to be
which the feet a breech birth, but the
are down and baby turned himself
the head is up around.
broken a bone that is We thought it was just

adj divided in two a sprain, but it turned
or more pieces out his leg was broken.
as a result of
an injury
bruise noun injured body The woman was

bruised adj tissue that is badly bruised when
visible she came into the
underneath the emergency room.
skin
Caesarean procedure that The baby was so large

section, C- involves that we had to perform
section removing a
5
LES 471
noun baby from its a Caesarean section.

mother through
an incision in
the woman's
lower abdomen
cancer disease caused There are many

noun by the different options when
uncontrollable it comes to
growth of cells treating cancer.
cardiopulmonary restoring a You saved your

resuscitation person's breath brother's life by
(CPR) and circulation performing CPR.
noun
cast a hard bandage My leg was in

noun that is wrapped a cast for graduation.
around a
broken bone to
keep it in place
chapel, a place where If you want a place to

chapeline loved ones can pray, the chapel is on
noun go to pray for a the third floor.
patient's
recovery;
a priest who
visits patients
in the hospital
6
LES 471
chemotherapy type of My mother has already

noun treatment used had three rounds
on cancer of chemotherapy.
patients
chickenpox a virus It is best to

noun commonly get chickenpox as a
contracted by child so that you don't
children, get it worse as an
characterized adult.
by itchy spots
all over the
body
coroner a person who We only call

noun determines the the coroner if we think
cause of death a death is suspicious.
after a person
dies
critical condition requiring You can't see her right

noun immediate and now; she's in critical
constant condition.
medical
attention
crutches objects that I'd rather hop on one

noun people with foot than use crutches.
injured legs or
feet use to help
7
LES 471
them walk
cyst a sac in the We're going to remove

noun body-tissue the cysts just to be on
filled with fluid the safe side.
(sometimes
diseased)
deaf unable to hear The accident left the

adj patient both deaf and
blind.
deficiency a lack of The tests show that

noun something you have an
necessary for iron deficiency.
one's health
dehydrated in need of It is easy for the elderly

adj water to
become dehydrated in
this heat.
dementia loss of mental It is hard to watch a

noun capacity loved one suffering
with dementia.
diabetes type of disease People

noun typically with diabetes have to
8
LES 471
involving constantly check their

insulin blood sugar levels.
deficiency
diagnosis medical The doctor would prefer

noun explanation of to share
an illness or the diagnosis with the
condition patient himself.
discomfort experiencing This pain medication

noun pain should relieve some of
your discomfort.
disease a medical I understand that

noun disorder that is this disease runs in
harmful to a your family.
person's health
dislocated when a bone is You will have to wear a

adj temporarily sling because of
separated from your dislocated should
its joint er.
emergency a medical It is important that

noun problem that children know which
needs number to dial in case
immediate of an emergency.
attention
9
LES 471
ER (emergency the hospital The child was rushed

room) room used for into the ER after he
noun treating had a severe allergic
patients with reaction to a bee sting.
immediate and
life-threatening
injuries
external on the outside This cream is

adj for external use only.
Do not get it near your
ears, eyes, or mouth.
false negative a test that We had two false

noun incorrectly negative pregnancy
adj comes back tests, so we didn't
negative know we were having a
baby.
family history medical The doctor was

noun background of concerned about
a person's my family history of
family skin cancer.
members
fatal causing death The doctor made

adj a fatal error when he
wrote the wrong
prescription.
10
LES 471
fever noun higher than He is very feverish, and

feverish adj normal body his temperature is near
temperature danger point.
flu (influenza) many types of People who have

noun respiratory or the flu should not visit
intestinal hospital patients.
infections
passed on
through a virus
fracture noun broken or Your wrist

fractured adj cracked bone is fractured and needs
a cast.
germ a micro- Flowers are not allowed

noun organism, in the ward to avoid the
especially one risk of germs being
that causes brought in.
disease
genetic a medical The disease is

adj condition or part genetic and part
physical environmental.
feature that is
passed on in
the family
growth a ball of tissue That growth on your

noun that grows shoulder is starting to
11
LES 471
bigger than worry me.

normal, either
on or under the
skin
heart attack instance in People who smoke are

noun which blood at greater risk of having
stops pumping a heart attack.
through the
heart
HIV the virus that HIV can be passed

noun infects the down from the mother
human T-cells to her fetus.
and leads to
AIDS
hives bumps that I broke out

noun appear on the in hives after I ate
surface of the that potato casserole.
skin during an
allergic
reaction
illness noun general term Her illness went away

ill adj for any when she started
condition that eating better.
makes a person
feel sick for a
certain period
12
LES 471
of time
immune system the parts of the You can't have visitors

noun body that fight because your immune
diseases, system is low.
infections, and
viruses
immunization no an injection Babies

un that protects are immunized three
immunize verb against a times in their first year.
specific
disease
incision cut in the body I had to have stitches

noun made during to close the incision.
surgery
inconclusive unclear We have to do more x-

adj rays because the first
ones
were inconclusive.
infant young baby The nurse will

noun demonstrate how to
bathe an infant.
infection noun diseased area The wound should be
13
LES 471
infected adj of the body covered when you swim

(viral or to prevent it from
bacterial) becoming infected.
inflamed appearance My right ankle was

adj (red and so inflamed it was
swollen) of an twice the size of my left
injured body one.
part
injury damage to the Her injuries were

noun body minor; just a few cuts
and bruises.
intensive care section of the She will remain in the

unit (ICU) hospital where ICU until she can
noun patients get breathe on her own.
constant
attention and
doctors rely on
specialized
equipment
internal under the skin, The doctors will be

adj inside the monitoring her for
organs any internal bleeding.
itchy feeling If you are allergic to

adj discomfort on this medication your
the skin's skin will get red
14
LES 471
surface and itchy.
IV a tube that The toddler was so

noun pumps liquids dehydrated that the
and medication doctor decided to get
into a patient's him on an IV.
body
lab results tests that come The lab results have

noun back from a come in and you are
laboratory and free to go home.
help doctors make
a diagnosis
lab (laboratory) place where I'll take these samples

noun samples of down to the lab on
blood/urine etc. my way out.
are taken for
testing
life support a machine that The woman has

noun keeps patients severe brain damage
alive by helping and is currently
them breathe on life support.
life-threatening when injuries and The victim was shot in

adj conditions are two places but the
extremely serious bullet wounds are
not life-threatening.
15
LES 471
light-headed feeling of If you are

adj dizziness and feeling light-headed a
being off-balance, gain, lie down and call
caused by lack of me.
oxygen in the
brain
malignant expected to grow I'm afraid at least one

adj and get much of the tumours
worse (especially is malignant.
related to
cancerous cells)
medical school place where After eight years

(med. school) someone trains to of medical school I
noun be a doctor can finally practice
medicine.
newborn an infant that is You have to support

noun less than three her neck because she
months old is still a newborn.
numb no feeling in a The needle will make

adj certain body part your lower body
feel numb.
OR (operating the place where You must wear a face

room) major surgeries mask and gloves while
noun and operations you are in the OR.
16
LES 471
take place
operation noun a medical The operation lasted

operate procedure that seven hours, but it
on verb involves going was successful.
inside a person's
body in an
attempt to fix a
problem
pain strong discomfort We gave your husband

noun in certain areas of some medicine to
the body relieve some of
the pain.
pain killer, pain type of medicine You can take

reliever that takes away two pain killers every
noun some or all of the four hours.
discomfort of an
illness or injury
paralyzed unable to move We thought her legs

adj certain areas of were paralyzed for
the body life, but she is learning
how to walk.
patient a person staying The patients in Room

noun in a hospital or 4 are not getting
medical facility along.
17
LES 471
pharmacist a person who fills Ask the pharmacist if

noun a doctor's there is a generic
prescription and brand of this
gives people medication.
advice about
medication
pharmacy, a place where You should be able to

drugstore people go to buy buy a bandage at
noun medication and the pharmacy.
other medical
supplies
physician doctor Ask your

noun family physician to
refer you to a
specialist.
poison noun a substance that The child was bitten

poisonous adj is very dangerous by
if it enters the a poisonous snake.
human body
prenatal of the time period The woman was well

adj leading up to prepared for labour
giving birth because she took
the prenatal classes.
prescription no the correct You will need to visit

un amount and type your doctor to get
18
LES 471
prescribe verb of medication another prescription.

needed to cure an
illness or relieve
symptoms
privacy noun being alone; You will have to pay

private adj personal (e.g. test for a private hospital
results) room if you don't want
a roommate.
radiation high energy X-rays If

noun that destroy the radiation doesn't
cancer cells kill all of the abnormal
cells, the cancer will
come back.
residency part of a doctor's John is

resident training that takes a resident under Dr
noun place in the Brown.
hospital;
a student working
under a doctor
routine check- a doctor's I'd like to see you a

up appointment to year from now for
noun check a person's a routine check-up.
general health
scrubs plain uniform I have some

noun (usually green, extra scrubs in my
19
LES 471
white, or blue) locker.

worn by medical
professionals
scrub up carefully wash I have to scrub

verb hands before and up and get ready for
after seeing a surgery.
patient
second opinion input from a I went to another

noun second doctor doctor to get
about an illness or a second
symptom opinion about these
headaches.
seizure sudden violent People who suffer

noun movements or from epilepsy are
unconsciousness prone to seizures.
caused by
electrical signal
malfunction in the
brain
shock body not getting The woman was

noun enough blood flow in shock after being
pulled from the river.
side effects other symptoms One of the side

noun that might occur effects of
as a result of a antidepressants is a
20
LES 471
certain loss of appetite.

medication or
procedure
sore painful I have a sore throat

adj and a runny nose.
spasm the uncontrollable Ever since I injured my

noun tightening of a leg I've been having
muscle muscle spasms in my
upper thigh.
specialist a doctor that is an My family doctor is

noun expert in a certain sending me to
kind of medicine a specialist.
sprain an injury (less I sprained my knee

noun/verb serious than a playing soccer.
break) to a joint
(ankle, wrist, knee
etc)
stable a patient is stable You can see your

condition if their medical husband now; he is in
noun condition is no a stable condition.
longer changing
rapidly
21
LES 471
sting sharp, temporary It may sting when I

noun/verb pain insert the needle.
stress noun worry that causes You need to take

stressed adj muscles to tighten some time off work
and blood and relieve some of
pressure to rise your stress.
swelling noun ligaments (parts I knew my ankle was

swollen adj that hold the sprained because it
joints together) was so swollen.
growing bigger
and rounder after
an injury to a joint
symptoms pain or physical You have all of

noun changes that the symptoms of a
occur because of diabetic.
an illness or
disease
temperature amount of heat We brought Jesse to

noun measured in a emergency because
body; higher than he was running a
normal (high) temperature.
temperature
tender painful when The incision

adj touched or used was tender after the
22
LES 471
surgery.
test results medical The test

noun information that results came back
helps doctors negative. You aren't
understand a pregnant.
patient's condition
or body
therapy treatment aimed I was able to go back

noun at improving a to work a few weeks
person's mental or after starting
physical condition the therapy.
transplant moving of an The

noun organ from one heart transplant save
human to another d your life.
ultrasound a test that The ultrasound show

noun examines the s that we are
body's internal expecting a baby boy.
organs and
processes using
sound waves
(often used during
pregnancies)
umbilical cord the lifeline from I had an emergency C-

noun the mother to the section because
fetus (when cut at the umbilical
23
LES 471
birth this forms cord was wrapped

the belly button) around the baby's
neck.
unconscious alive, but I hit my head on the

adj appearing to be steering wheel and
asleep and was
unaware of the still unconscious wh
surroundings en the ambulance
arrived.
urine sample a small amount of The urine

noun the body's liquid sample tells us how
waste that is much alcohol is in
tested for your blood.
different medical
reasons
vein the thin tubes that I'm just looking for the
noun transport blood best vein in which to
around the body insert the needle.
and back to the
heart
virus a dangerous The virus is

noun organism that contractable through
causes the spread the exchange of bodily
of minor and fluids.
major diseases
24
LES 471
visiting hours time of day when I'm afraid you'll have

noun friends and family to come back
are allowed to during visiting hours.
visit patients in
hospital
vomit discharge of a The pregnant woman

noun/verb person stomach can't stop vomiting.
contents through
the mouth
ward a section of a I should warn you that

noun hospital or health we're entering the
facility where mental health ward.
patients stay
wheelchair a chair on wheels If you get in

noun used for the wheelchair I'll
transporting take you down to see
patients from the garden.
place to place
wound noun injury to body The wounded soldier

wounded adj ("flesh wound" s are being airlifted to
means not deep) the hospital.
x-ray a photograph of a The technician

noun/verb person's bones took x-rays of my
and organs shoulder to make sure
25
LES 471
it wasn't broken.
26

Vocabulary Med

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Vocabulary Med

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

LES 471

Course instructor: Dr. Laurentine Ebinengue-Bokalli

word meaning example sentence

abnormal not normal for This amount of weight

ache pain that won't I can't sleep because

acute quick to We knew the baby was

allergy noun a body's Your son is

ambulance emergency We called

amnesia a condition that I can't remember the

amputation nou permanent We had

anaemia noun occurs when I have low energy

antibiotics medication that My throat infection

anti-depressant medication that The anti-depressants

appointment a scheduled I've made you

arthritis a disease that My grandmother can't

asthma (attack) a condition that I carry an inhaler when

bacteria a disease- To prevent the spread

bedsore wounds that If you don't get up and

benign not harmful We're hoping that the

biopsy removal of The biopsy ruled out a

blood count the amount of You will be happy to

blood donor a person who Blood donors have to

blood pressure the rate at High blood

flows through risk of having a heart

brace a device that You will probably

breech position of an We thought it was

broken a bone that is We thought it was just

bruise noun injured body The woman was

Caesarean procedure that The baby was so large

noun baby from its a Caesarean section.

cancer disease caused There are many

cardiopulmonary restoring a You saved your

cast a hard bandage My leg was in

chapel, a place where If you want a place to

chemotherapy type of My mother has already

chickenpox a virus It is best to

coroner a person who We only call

critical condition requiring You can't see her right

crutches objects that I'd rather hop on one

cyst a sac in the We're going to remove

deaf unable to hear The accident left the

deficiency a lack of The tests show that

dehydrated in need of It is easy for the elderly

dementia loss of mental It is hard to watch a

diabetes type of disease People

involving constantly check their

diagnosis medical The doctor would prefer

discomfort experiencing This pain medication

disease a medical I understand that

dislocated when a bone is You will have to wear a

emergency a medical It is important that

ER (emergency the hospital The child was rushed

external on the outside This cream is

false negative a test that We had two false

family history medical The doctor was

fatal causing death The doctor made

fever noun higher than He is very feverish, and

flu (influenza) many types of People who have

fracture noun broken or Your wrist

germ a micro- Flowers are not allowed

genetic a medical The disease is

growth a ball of tissue That growth on your

bigger than worry me.