Medical English Vocabulary

When your body has a bad reaction to something like pollen, pets, or food. It causes sneezing, itching,…

A disease where harmful cells in your body grow rapidly and damage healthy tissue. It is a medical…

A small medical center where doctors and nurses treat patients who do not need hospital care.

A minor illness where you have a runny nose, cough, and feel tired for a few days.

A medical expert trained to help people eat healthily and manage nutrition for health conditions.

A condition that makes a person sick or unhealthy, caused by infection, genetics, or other factors.

A medicine or chemical that doctors give to help sick people feel better or stop pain.

A pain felt in the head; something that causes trouble or problems

A place where doctors treat sick or hurt people and sometimes patients stay overnight for care.

An illness is a sickness that makes a person feel unwell for a period of time.

Immunity is when your body can fight off a disease. Your immune system creates protection after vaccination or…

A disease that happens when harmful bacteria or viruses enter your body and cause sickness.

The process a woman goes through when giving birth to a baby.

A substance that doctors give you to help cure sickness or pain. It can be a pill, liquid,…

A drug or treatment that helps you feel better when you are sick.

A trained healthcare worker who helps patients and doctors.

Someone who helps people choose healthy foods and plan meals.

People who see a doctor or go to a hospital because they are sick or injured.

A shop where a pharmacist prepares and sells medicines. You can buy both prescription and non-prescription drugs there.

The time when a woman is going to have a baby inside her body.

A doctor's written order for medicine you need to take.

A doctor's forecast about how an illness will develop and whether the patient will recover.

A doctor who specializes in treating mental health problems and can prescribe medicines.

A professional trained to understand behavior and treat mental health problems, but cannot prescribe medicine.

Someone who doesn't feel empathy for others and may manipulate people without guilt.

The wall inside the nose that separates the two nostrils from each other.

A person who lacks empathy and conscience, often manipulates others and feels no guilt for harmful actions.

A doctor cuts open your body to fix a problem inside.

A sign that shows you have a disease or health problem.

Medical or psychological treatment to help people recover from illness or injury.

A vaccine is a medicine that teaches your body to fight a disease. It prevents you from getting…

A harmful liquid made by animals like snakes that is injected when they bite.

Determine what disease or problem someone has.

To cause someone or something to have a disease or illness by passing harmful bacteria or viruses to…

Describes emotional states and mood-related symptoms. Used by doctors and psychologists to discuss emotional health.

Nerves that bring sensory information from body parts to the brain.

Nerves that send commands from the brain to muscles or organs.

Related to the DNA and traits that parents pass to their children.

Immune means your body can fight off a disease and you won't get sick from it.

Having a baby growing inside; expecting a baby.

Intended to stop something bad from happening before it occurs; designed to prevent problems.

Something done before a problem occurs to stop it from happening. For example, taking vitamins to prevent illness.

Lying flat on your stomach. Can also mean you tend to do something or are likely to suffer…

Lying flat on your back facing up. Can also mean weak and not fighting back.