Medical Language Body Parts External Body hair neck skin shoulder breast arm elbow wrist hand finger thumb palm nail chest waist hip thigh knee calf ankle heel foot toe leg genitals vagina penis buttocks Head eye nose ear neck face mouth lip chin jaw cheek forehead Internal skull brain throat lung liver heart stomach rib kidney pancreas appendix bladder intestine colon bone muscle veins arteries Medical Specialties ËwƐ internal medicine radiology Ɵ cardiology S anesthesiology surgery O pathology aw pediatrics urology Aɒ ears, nose and throat ڬ@ orthopedics ƨ`O ophthalmology ɇ gynecology wl dermatology neurology _o psychiatry _ obstetrics Y geriatrics Vl Illnesses aC allergy A԰ѰM[ Are you allergic to penicillin? arthritis ɅƧ She has arthritis in her wrist. cancer Ɉ I don't think it is cancerous. depression ۭa When do you feel most depressed? diabetes Aa You seem to be slightly diabetic. diarrhea ż Take this medicine for your diarrhea. flu (influenza) sɫ` You should recover from this flu in a few days. herpes wѰyX Herpes is contagious (`ƛ) hepatitis Yellow eyes is a symptom of hepatitis. pneumonia x Pneumonia is quite common after an operation. heart disease Sa Does heart disease run in your family? stroke ] Did your parents ever have a stroke? high blood pressure ٭ Your blood pressure is quite high. Alzheimer's disease AѰcnC}[a Your father has Alzheimer's disease. virus [vair's] ECѰX This virus makes you very tired. bacteria This bacteria is not so dangerous. parasites ɖƦ This drug should kill all the parasites. immune system un Its immune system is very weak right now. Birth aƦ abortion Ɖ Is this your first abortion? contraceptive D Have you been using any contraceptives? fetus The fetus appears to be quite normal. delivery oY Your daughter's in the delivery room. Congratulations! give birth aƦ She gave birth to a 3 kilogram boy. labor w When did you go into labor? menstruation o Do you have regular menstruation? period o When was your last period? pregnant DP You've been pregnant for two months. midwife Yw The midwife will also be helping me. premature ΪY Your baby is only one week premature. miscarriage Y I'm afraid you've had a miscarriage. morning sickness 孒 Do you have any morning sickness? Pain pain (n) ⃭ Where do you feel pain? hurt (v) ⃭ Does it hurt when you swallow? sore (adj) ⃭ I've got a very sore finger. stiff (adj) ѯ My shoulders are really stiff. ache (n) ⃭ I've got a severe headache. inflammation ɶ This inflammation is not so serious. Adjectives `e normal Ҷ The x-ray looks quite normal abnormal Your red blood cell count is abnormal. dull 㠭 I feel a dull pain in my lower back. sharp s There's a sharp pain in my left ear. chronic ǭ It appears to be chronic. numb I feel some numbness in my fingers. malignant ǭ I doubt it is malignant. benign ǭ I have good news, it's benign. temporary ÐI This cast is just temporary. permanent iαI The pins in your wrist are permanent. itchy Is it itchy? swollen ڔ Your ankle is really swollen. Symptoms cough խ How long have you coughed like this? sore throat ⃭ I've got a very sore throat. runny nose Ʒ@ It's just a runny nose; don't worry. fever M I've had a fever since yesterday. chest pains When did your chest pains start? headache Your headache may be caused by stress. infection ɫƛ You have an infection in your ear. tumor ڔ Don't worry; it's not a tumor. Equipment ѕ stitches Dٽ You will need several stitches. x-ray ԰gQ Go and get an x-ray. cast MvX I'll have to put a cast on your arm. syringe ɒ The syringe is empty. stethoscope fɒ The stethoscope is on the table. Treatment cure This problem is quite easy to cure. heal It may take a week to heal. pills ن These pills should make you feel better. vaccine N` This vaccine was developed last year. antibiotic RƦ The antibiotics seem to be working. pain killer ⃭~ This pain killer is very effective. injection It will go to sleep after the injection. therapy You'll need to come back for therapy. the pill s Have you been taking the pill?