HEALTH AND MEDICAL VOCABULARY

MEDICAL VOCABULARY It is divided in 3 parts: Injury Illness Disease

INJURIES WOUND (noun) Wounded (adjective) BURN I burned my finger with the stove The wounded soldiers are going to the hospital the wound on my finger does not heal

BREAK SPRAIN (swollen) I sprained my ankle playing soccer. I have broken my leg and now my leg is in a cast to recover. I sprained my ankle playing soccer. My ankle was twice the size of the other one due to the inflammation

ILLNESSES FLU COLD My dad got a cold and he’s coughing a lot People who have the flu should not visit hospital patients.

GERM You can't have visitors because your immune system is low. Germs infested yesterday and now I'm sneezing

DISEASE CHRONIC People with diabetes have to constantly check their blood sugar levels. My grandmother can't knit anymore because the arthritis in her hands is so bad.

BENIGN TERMINAL Surgery is used after chemotherapy to remove any remaining tumor. There are many different options when it comes to treating cancer. You can't see her right now; she's in critical condition due to cancer We're going to remove the cysts just to be on the safe side.

OTHER WORDS *anaemia (noun) anaemic (adj) * amputation (noun) amputate (verb) I have low energy because I am anaemic We had to amputate his leg because the infection spread so quickly. *fever JESSE THINKS YOU MIGHT HAVE A FEVER. *incision *antibiotics I had to have stitches to close the incision. My throat infection went away after I started with the antibiotics.

Transplant Vein Temperature test results Virus Vomit x-ray Specialist Patient heart attack Chickenpox Asthma Bacteria Amnesia Ambulance Ache allergy noun allergic adj Blood OR (operating room) operation noun operate on verb Pill Treatment Choking First aid kit Bruise Unconsciousness Aspirin Antiseptic Gauze Electroshock Bumb Scrath Plaster Breathing

Speed Run Dictation

The technician took x-rays of my shoulder to make sure it wasn't broken.

The virus is contractable through the exchange of bodily fluids.

We brought Jesse to emergency because he was running a high temperature.

Flowers are not allowed in the ward to avoid the risk of germs being brought in.