Human Body.
skeleton -
bone
scull
vertebra (pl. rea)
spinal column / spine / backbone
rib
pelvis
hip bone
joint
tendon / sinew
gland , pl. ,
head
face
forehead
temple
cheek
cheekbone
chin
jaw
upper / lower ~ - /
neck
eye
eyebrow
eyelid
eye ground
bulbar pressure
eyeball, bulb of the eye, globe of the eye
vision
throat
Adam's apple, thyroid eminence
larynx
pharynx
tonsils
nose
sense of smell, olfaction
nostrils, nares
bridge of the nose
nasopharynx, rhinopharynx
nasal cavity
mouth
lip
palate
tooth / teeth /
back (molar) ~ - ~
eye (canine) ~ -
premolar ~ - ~
baby (milk) ~ - ~
wisdom (late) ~ - ~
root of the tooth
gum / gingiva
enamel
tongue
trunk
back
shoulder
shoulder blade
loin
seat / backside /bottom (coll.) ,
front -
thorax (chest)
chest
weak ~ -
chesty
breast / bosom
nipple
waist
navel
abdomen ,
belly 1., ; 2.
hip ,
limbs
upper / lower ~ - /
arm ( )
forearm
crook of the arm
elbow
wrist
hand
back of the hand
palm
fist
to clench a fist
finger
nail
leg ( )
thigh
thighbone
knee
shin,
shank ,
calf (calves)
ankle
foot
heel
sole
toe
muscular system
musculature -
muscle
vasculature ࠠ
blood system
blood circulation
aorta
arteria, artery
blood vessels ()
carotid
capillary
vein / vena ['vi:n] pl. venae ['vi:ni:]
blood
venous / arterial ~ - /
group of blood
blood pressure
to bleed (bled, bled) ,
bloody
nervous system
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nerves
nervous
cerebrum / great brain
cerebellum (little brain)
spinal cord
cerebral -
~ hemispheres
~ haemorrhage
respiratory system (tract)
bronchus
lung
trachea, windpipe ( )
cardiovascular system -
heart
valve
ventricle
internal organs
lungs
kidney
liver
stomach
diaphragm
spleen
gall bladder
'pancreas [-ıəs]
bowel ,
bowel disease
intestines ,
large ~
small ~ -
appendix ,
alimentary canal/track
bladder
Medical Institutions.
hospital
maternity hospital
infant health centre
health centre
family planning clinic
hospice
psychiatric hospital / mental hospital
lunatic asylum
unit
coronary ~ -
burns ~ -
intensive care ~ - /
emergency department ;
ward
intensive care ward
patient
in-patient
out-patient
(poly-)clinic
reception-office
receptionist
patient-file
case history
health insurance certificate
theatre
laboratory
X-ray room -
consulting-room
consulting hours
ambulance
to call for an ambulance
medical aid
first aid
first-aid station
to give first aid
first-aid case / kit
chemist shop (Am. drug store)
health resort
sanatorium
rest home
spa
medical equipment
stretcher
examination couch
scales
baby scales
Medical personnel. Names of specialists.
doctor (Br.E) physician (AmE) ,
family doctor
district/ visiting doctor
to see / consult / go to the doctor
to send for a doctor
to call a doctor out
general practitioner
allergist
cardiologist
dentist
dermatologist
gastroenterologist
gynaecologist
health-officer
hematologist
midwife -
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neurologist
obstetrician /
oculist / ophthalmic practitioner / ophthalmologist -
orthodontist
orthopedist
pediatrician / p(a)ediatrist, children's doctor -
psychiatrist
radiologist
surgeon
to perform an operation
throat-specialist -
ur(in)ologist -
nurse
register -
matron -
health visitor
Health
healthy ; ( )
to be in good health
to be in poor / ill health
Public health
health education
health food
Illness disease ailment sickness condition
illness a health problem that you are suffering from, which makes you feel ill
disease a particular kind of sickness or disorder; it has a name and symptoms
ailment an illness that is not very serious
sickness a state of being sick (contrasted with health)
condition a problem which affects someone's health permanently
diagnosis
to diagnose / to make a diagnosis
to vaccinate
vaccination
to inoculate
inoculation
to suffer from -
curable
incurable
wound
to be (badly) wounded ()
to dress a wound (i.e. to wash, to clean and to bandage it)
dressing
sling
in a sling
to put in a cast
complications ( )
to die of / from -
to die of a wound