ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
I. General vocabulary
1. blood examination -
2. blood group -
3. blood monitoring
4. blood vessels
5. blood pressure -
6. bloodstream -
7. cardiovascular system -
8. to cause illness - ,
9. to check/ examine -
10. to complain about smth -
11. cough
12. dysfunction, impaired [compromised] function
13. disorder
14. emergency case
15. epidemic -
16. expectation of life / life expectancy
17. high temperature
18. respiratory tract
19. immune system
20. to have after-effects / complications -
21. longevity
22. to make a diagnosis
23. to make tests
24. mortality risk
25. nausea
26. nervous system
27. operate on
28. patient ,
29. in-patient / out-patient /
30. private medical insurance
32. to be prone to -
33. public health
34. relieve the pain
35. to stave off infection-
36. side effect
37. symptom of smth -
38. unhealthy lifestyle
39. vomiting -
II. Diseases
40. acute respiratory disease, seasonal catarrh (of upper air passages)
41. ache (toothache/ headache/ earache) (/ / )
42. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
43. allergy -
44. appendicitis (acute appendicitis )
45. arthritis [ɑː'θraɪtɪs]
46. asthma -
47. attack (bout) [ə'tæk]
48. bleeding -
49. blind / blindness /
50. blood poisoning ,
51. bronchitis
52. cancer
53. chicken pox
54. chronic desease
55. cold -
56. cut -
57. (non) communicable diseases ()
58. (in) curable ()
59. delirium - , , ( , )
60. catching, contagious ()
61. deaf / deafness /
62. diabetes -
63. epidemic
64. flu (influenza, grippe)
65. fever ,
66. fracture
67. gastritis -
68. heart attack
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69. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) - ,
70. inborn disturbance
71. indigestion, dyspepsia
72. infarct / infarction
73. infectious disease
74. insult -
75. inherited sickness
76. insomnia, sleeplessness -
77. malaise -
78. measles
79. meningitis -
80. mumps
81. neuritis-
82. neurosis
83. otitis -
84. pneumonia ,
85. psychosis
86. rheumatism - ['ruːmətɪz(ə)m]
87. scarlet fever -
88. sickness (illness, disease, malady, ailment)
89. small pox
90. sore throat
91. sprain
92. short wind/breath, breathlessness, shortness of breath -
93. sterility
94. tetanus
95. tuberculosis (TB)
96. tumour ,
97. twist -
98. typhoid
99. ulcer - ['ʌlsə]
100. whooping-cough -
III. Medicines
101. be inoculated against -
102. drops
103. drug - (), ,
104. to administer, prescribe a drug
105. to take a drug
106. mild drug
107. powerful, strong drug
108. mixture
109. ointment
110. on an empty stomach
111. pain reliever (killer) -
112. pills
113. vaccine
114. to vaccinate smb. against a disease -.
IV. Medical specialists
115. dermatologist
116. dentist
117. dietitian / dietist / nutritionist
118. epidemiologist - -
119. gynecologist
120. immunologist -
121. neurologist
122. neurosurgeon -
123. oncologist
124. ophthalmologist [ˌɔfθæl'mɔləʤɪst]
125. pediatrician - [ˌpiːdɪə'trɪʃ(ə)n]
126. physician ,
127. psychiatrist
128. surgeon
129. virologist -
