Medical diseases in English. Diseases in English

Illnesses and their treatment

Nobody likes visiting a doctor. However, when people feel sick they make an appointment with a doctor, send for a doctor or, in most serious cases, call an ambulance. For such illnesses as flu, cold, hay fever, food poisoning, you can buy either some medicine from the chemist, or have a prescription made up. Undoubtedly, all of the illnesses have different symptoms. For instance, if you have a sore throat, sneezing and cough, it is obvious that you have caught a cold. But when you are running a high temperature and have symptoms for cold, you've got flu. Let us try to make another diagnosis. If you feel sick, want to vomit and have a stomachache, you must have got a food poisoning.

Many people are afraid of dentists. However, it is essential to see your dentist for a regular checkups and cleaning. It will help to prevent dental caries. Besides, doctors recommend that people should brush their teeth each time after meals. Anyway, when people have a toothache they should make an appointment with a doctor as soon as it is possible. The doctor will use a local anesthetic to the area around the tooth and fill the cleaned out cavity or pull it out. Sometimes after the treatment you will have to take some anti-inflammatory drugs or pain-killers. So, if you follow all of your doctor"s recommendations, you"ll recover very soon.

The most common childhood diseases are measles, pneumonia, flu, scarlet fever and sore throat. If the disease is catching, the sick child is usually isolated and should keep the bed. Doctors usually recommend that the patients should drink a lot of hot tea with lemon and honey as well as taking some pills for curing.

The most serious diseases include heart attacks, asthma, multiple sclerosis, sepsis and many others. In case of unbeatable illness most people need special medical attention and are under care of a doctor in hospital. Anyway, any hospital stay, any treatment or any surgical operation is stressful. That is why visitors may see the patients. Moreover, experts say that visitors can be good medicine for patients because they can help, support and distract them from disturbing problems.
Taking into consideration all mentioned above, I think that all people should take care of their health and go for regular checkups. Undoubtedly, sooner or later all people are sick and have health problems. So, for speedy recovery it is essential to follow the doctor's advice.

Diseases and their treatment

Nobody likes going to the doctor. However, when people get sick, they make an appointment with a doctor, call a doctor to their home, or, in more serious cases, call an ambulance. If you have the flu, a cold, hay fever or food poisoning, you can buy medicine from a pharmacy or write a prescription from your doctor. Without a doubt, all diseases have different symptoms. For example, if you have a sore throat, sneezing and coughing, then it is obvious that you have a cold. But when you have all the symptoms of a cold, but your fever rises, you most likely have the flu. Let's make another diagnosis. If you are feeling nauseous, vomiting, and have a stomach ache, you must have food poisoning.

Many people are afraid of dentists. However, it is essential to visit your doctor for regular checkups and dental cleanings. This will help prevent the development of tooth decay. In addition, doctors recommend brushing your teeth after eating. But if you suddenly have a severe toothache, then you need to immediately make an appointment with a dentist. The doctor will apply local anesthesia and fill the previously cleaned cavity or remove the tooth. Sometimes you will need to take anti-inflammatory and painkillers after treatment. But if you follow all the doctor’s recommendations, you will recover extremely quickly.

The most common childhood diseases are measles, pneumonia, scarlet fever and tonsillitis. If the disease is contagious, the sick child is usually isolated. He will have to remain on bed rest. Doctors usually recommend that patients drink hot tea with lemon and honey, and also take various medications.

The most serious diseases are heart attacks, asthma, multiple sclerosis, sepsis and many others. In case of incurable diseases, most patients may need special medical care and doctor's supervision. For this they are admitted to the hospital. One way or another, any stay in the hospital, any treatment and surgery is a lot of stress. Therefore, visitors are allowed to visit patients. According to experts, visitors can contribute effective treatment, as they can support patients and distract them from worrying problems.

Taking into account all of the above, I believe that all people should take care of their health and undergo regular medical check-ups with a doctor. Without a doubt, all people get sick from time to time. Therefore, for a speedy recovery, you simply need to follow the doctor’s recommendations.

Vocabulary:

1) illness / sickness - illness, ill health
2) disease - illness, disease
3) catching disease - contagious, infectious disease
4) untreatable disease - incurable disease
5) to be ill / to be sick - to be sick
6) to fall ill / sick - to get sick
7) to feel sick - feel sick
8) to vomit - suffer from vomiting
9) to make an appointment with a doctor - make an appointment with a doctor
10) to catch a cold - catch a cold
11) cold - cold
12) flu - influenza
13) hay fever - hay fever (allergic runny nose)
14) pneumonia [sh"sh"teshpe] - pneumonia, pneumonia
15) bronchial ["brorjkial] pneumonia - bronchial pneumonia
16) bronchitis - bronchitis
17) food poisoning - food poisoning
18) measles - measles
19) sore throat - sore throat
20) quinsy ["kwinzi] - sore throat
21) asthma - asthma
22) sepsis ["sepsis] - sepsis
23) multiple sclerosis - multiple sclerosis
24) heart attack - heart attack; heart attack (colloquial)
25) infarction - heart attack
26) cough - cough
27) sneezing - sneezing
28) runny nose - runny nose
29) to have / suffer from a headache ["hedeik] - to have / suffer from a headache
30) stomachache ["sUmskeik] - pain in the stomach
31) toothache - toothache
32) to hurt - to hurt (e.g. My leg terribly hurts. - My leg hurts.)
33) injury - wound, bruise
34) wound - wound, injury
35) painful - painful
36) to take blood pressure - measure blood pressure
37) to faint - to lose consciousness
38) to make an appointment with a doctor - make an appointment with a doctor
39) to send for a doctor - call a doctor at home
40) to call an ambulance ["asmbj9ldn(t)s] - call an ambulance
41) chemist's / drugstore - pharmacy
42) to prescribe (a) medicine ["medisin] - prescribe medicine
43) to take a medicine (for cold, flu, etc.) - take medicine (for colds, flu, etc.)
44) to make diagnosis [.daiag"nausis] - make a diagnosis
45) to keep the bed - observe bed rest
46) to go for regular checkups - go for a regular medical examination
47) (hygienist) cleaning - hygienic teeth cleaning
48) dental caries ["keariiz] - caries
49) to fill a tooth - fill a tooth
50) to pull a tooth out - remove a tooth
51) (medical) treatment ["triitmant] - treatment
52) cure - treatment, course of treatment; cure
53) anti-inflammatory drug - anti-inflammatory drug
54) pain-killer - painkiller
55) drug - tablet; drug
56) medicine ["medisin] - medicine, medication
57) to follow a doctor's advice / recommendations - follow the doctor's advice / recommendations
58) to recover - to recover
59) to be under (the) care of a doctor - to be under the supervision of a doctor
60) hospital stay - stay in a hospital
61) patient - patient
62) visitor - visitor
63) ward - hospital ward
64) surgeon ["s3:d - surgeon
65) (hospital) nurse - nurse

1. Get sick (with something) To get sick(with smth.), to become ill(with smth.);
2. To be sick (smb.) To be sick(with smth.), to be ill(with smth.);
3. Sickness disease, illness[ɪlnəs], disease ;
4. Sick leave, “sick leave” Sick leave ;
5. Pain Pain , ache ;
6. Acute pain Intense[ɪnˈtɛns], severe , sharp[ʃɑːp], terrible[ˈtɛrɪb(ə)l] pain;
7. To feel pain To feel pain, to suffer[ˈsʌfə] from pain;
8. Ease pain To ease , lessen[ˈlɛs(ə)n], relieve , soothe pain;
9. Headache Headache[ˈhɛdeɪk];
10. Back pain Backache[ˈbakeɪk];
11. Abdominal/stomach pain Stomach ache[ˈstʌmək ˈeɪk];
12. Ear pain Earache[ˈɪəreɪk];
13. Toothache Toothache[ˈtuːθeɪk];
14. Chest/heart pain Chest pain[ˈtʃɛst ˈpeɪn].

A few common idioms related to pain (figuratively):

pain (in the neck)– something annoying or unpleasant, an intolerable person
She is being a real pain (in the neck)!- She is unbearable!
to take great pains- try your best, “lie down with your bones”
He had taken great pains to make the event unforgettable.“He did everything possible to make the event unforgettable.
no pain, no gain– last "A rolling stone gathers no moss"; “You can’t pull a fish out of a pond without effort.”
heartache[ˈhɑːteɪk] – “heartache”, longing for lost love

Diseases, ailments:

1. Abscess[ˈabsɪs], boil Abscess, abscess
2. AIDS AIDS
3. Allergy[ˈalədʒi] Allergy (I am allergic to penicillin. – I am allergic to penicillin.)
4. Angina Angina pectoris
5. Brain attack, stroke Stroke
6. Break, fracture [ˈfraktʃə] Fracture
7. Bronchitis Bronchitis
8. Burn Burn
9. Cancer[ˈkansə] Cancer
10. chickenpox[ˈtʃɪkɪnpɒks] Chicken pox
11. Cold Cold, runny nose
12.to catch a cold– catch a cold
13. I have caught a cold. - I caught a cold.
14. Colitis Colitis
15. Contagious disease Contagious disease
16. Diabetes[ˌdʌɪəˈbiːtiːz] Diabetes
17. Dislocation[ˌdɪslə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] Dislocation (of a joint)
to dislocate – dislocate
18. Disordered stomach Stomach upset
19. Dysentery[ˈdɪs(ə)nt(ə)ri] Dysentery
20. Epilepsy[ˈɛpɪlɛpsi] Epilepsy
21. Food poisoning Food poisoning
22. Gastritis Gastritis
23. Heart attack Heart attack, heart attack
24. Hypertension Hypertension
25. Inflammation[ɪnfləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] Inflammation
26. Influenza[ɪnflʊˈɛnzə], flu
27. Measles[ˈmiːz(ə)lz] Measles
28. Nephritis Nephritis
29. Pharyngitis[ˌfarɪŋˈdʒʌɪtɪs] Pharyngitis
30. Pneumonia Pneumonia
31. Rheumatism[ˈruːmətɪz(ə)m] Rheumatism
32. Smallpox[ˈsmɔːlpɒks] Smallpox
33. Tonsillitis Tonsillitis
34. Tuberculosis Tuberculosis
35. Tumor[ˈtjuːmə] Tumor
36. Ulister[ˈʌlsə] Ulcer
37. Quincy[ˈkwɪnzi] Acute tonsillitis, sore throat

Symptoms and natural manifestations of the body:

1. Bleeding[ˈbliːdɪŋ] Bleeding
2. Bloated[ˈbləʊtɪd] (stomach) Bloated (stomach)
3. Blood Blood
4. Blood pressure [ˈblʌd ˈprɛʃə] (low/high) Blood pressure(low/high)
5. Burp Belch Belch
6. Congestion Swelling, congestion
7. Nasal[ˈneɪz(ə)l] congestion – stuffiness nose
8.Constipation Constipation
9. Defecation[ˌdɛfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] Defecation, “chair”
10. Diarrhea[ˌdʌɪəˈrɪə] Diarrhea (diarrhea)
11. Drowse Drowsiness
12. Fever[ˈfiːvə] Fever, fever
13. To fart"Fast"
14. Hiccup[ˈhɪkʌp] Hiccups
15. Rash Rash, redness
16. Short wind[ʃɔːt wɪnd] Shortness of breath
17. Sleeplessness[ˈsliːpləsnɪs], insomnia [ɪnˈsɒmnɪə] Insomnia
18. Temperature[‘temp(ə)rəʧə] Temperature (to take one’s temperature – measure temperature)
19. Urination Urination
20. To vomit[ˈvɒmɪt] To vomit, vomit
21. Weakness[ˈwiːknəs Weakness

Medicines:

1. Medicine[ˈmɛds(ə)n], drug Medicine
2. Adverse effects[ˈadvəːsɪˈfɛkts] Side effects
3. Antipyretics[ˌantɪpʌɪˈrɛtɪks] Antipyretics (antipyretics)
4. Analgesics[ˌan(ə)lˈdʒiːzɪks], painkillers [ˈpeɪnkɪləz] Analgesics, painkillers
5. Antibiotics[ˌantɪbʌɪˈɒtɪk] Antibiotics
6. Antihistamines Antihistamines (allergy medications)
8.Antiseptics Antiseptics
9. Cardiac[ˈkɑːdɪak] medications, cardiac Cardiac drugs
10. Contraindications Contraindications
11. Dosage[ˈdəʊsɪdʒ] Dosage
12. Tranquilizers[ˈtraŋkwɪlʌɪzəs] Tranquilizers

Phrases on the theme “In the hospital”:

1. How are you feeling? -OK, thank you. How are you feeling? - Thank you, I’m fine.
2. I don't feel well. I don't feel well. I am feeling not well.
3. I feel bad. I feel bad.
4. I need to see a doctor. I need to see a doctor.
5. Call me an ambulance, please. Call an ambulance, please.
6. Take me to the hospital, please. Take me to the hospital, please.
7. I have a fever/high temperature. I have a fever.
8.I have a cold. I have a cold.
9. I feel sick. I am feeling nauseous [ˈnɔːsɪəs].
10. I feel dizzy. I feel dizzy.
11.I cough and sneeze. I am coughing and sneezing.
12.My throat hurts. I have a sore throat.
13.I have a stuffy nose. I have a stuffy nose.
14.I have a runny nose. My nose is running. / I have a runny nose.
15. It hurts here. I have a pain here.
16. I cut my finger. I have cut my finger.
17. I sprained my ankle. I have dislocated my ankle.
18.I have low/high blood pressure. I have low/high blood pressure.
19. I have blood type 1 (0), Rh positive. My blood group is 1 (0), positive.

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Learn the words:

Complete with missed words:

1. - Mum, I can`t swallow, I can`t speak. It hurts me! – Let me have a look! Oh you`ve got a ___ ___!
   
2. When everything is going (turning) around in your mind, you feel ___.
   
3. When it`s something wrong with your tooth, you`ve got a ___.
   
4. If you lay too much time in the sun, you would have a ___ for sure!
   
5. If you have a fever and a headache, maybe you have an infectious illness widely known as a ___ virus.
   
6. When you send the air from your lungs through your nose and open mouth in a veryuncontrollable and explosive way, you ___.
   
7. If you`ve got a painful swelling on your feet skin, which is filled with a sticky liquid, so you`ve got a __.

Activate!

1. Have you ever broken your leg or arm? If so - tell about it.
   
2. What do you usually do if you have a sore throat?
   
3. Do you believe in untraditional methods of treatment, or you prefer artificial drugsinstead of herbs and forest roots?
   
4. Do you know how to give first aid for a heart attack?
   
5. Do you know your normal blood pressure? Which natural means can normalize it? Do do you know about Hibiscus?

The English language has penetrated into all areas of our lives, including medicine. Therefore, topics such as “English for doctors”, “”, “English for programmers” are more relevant than ever. Diseases in English (their correct pronunciation and spelling), as well as, need to be known to all doctors, students and applicants of medical universities, colleges, students of specialized medical classes, as well as everyone who is preparing to take international exams - CPE, CAE, .

And my guest today is Irina Popova, a family doctor (National medical University named after A. A. Bogomolets), dermatovenerologist, practicing cosmetologist (“Art Studio”), massage therapist (international massage school of Evgenia Radionova). Since Irina graduated from a medical university with honors (on a budget basis), then, like no one else, she fully experienced all the difficulties and difficulties of studying, including learning medical English.

— Ira, how did you learn English at the university?

— English was difficult for me, because in addition to the foreign language, the course of which we studied for 2 years, we had to learn many different subjects. In general, I regret that I did not pay proper attention to him at school - at the university I had to study extra with a teacher in order to pass all tests and exams in English with dignity. After all, in fact, English for doctors is a fairly understandable language, since it is based on Latin, which is the core language of doctors. However, the pronunciation of many medical terms in English is very difficult, for example, words such as “h(a)emorrhage”, “schizophrenia”, “whooping cough”.

— Irina, please tell us how doctors can apply their knowledge of English?

— English opens up many opportunities for doctors. First of all, it is an exchange of experience with foreign colleagues. After all, the development of our medicine is only gaining momentum, and for more dynamic progress new approaches and results are needed scientific research, innovative techniques - everything that has been used in Western countries for a long time. Therefore, English as a tool is simply irreplaceable here. In addition, opportunity is a common practice at our university. The best medical students can go on exchange to, say, the USA, where, in addition to gaining professional skills and abilities, they improve their medical English. Our doctors are in great demand abroad, for example, in Canada.

— Ira, how do you personally use English in your professional activities?

— Working in a medical center, I often come across VIP clients - foreigners who love good service, comfort, and knowledge of English help me create comfort during procedures, massages, and establish friendly relationships with clients. In fact, they really appreciate my ability to communicate in English, because this necessary trust between patient and doctor is only possible with complete understanding and sincerity. In medicine, the slightest mistake can turn into a tragedy, so I constantly work on my medical English to 100% understand and be understood.

- Thank you, Irina! I wish you further development and improvement of your English language skills.

Diseases in English. Pronunciation and translation.

This lesson may be useful to you in various situations. Try to remember the basic words and the rules for their formation.

Symptoms and injuries in English

If some part of the body hurts, then it’s not difficult to say so.

Word formation: body part in English + ache (pain)

I have a headache. I have a headache.

To more fully master this topic, you need the following vocabulary:

Tell me your trouble, young man. Tell me what's bothering you, young man.

Well, I must have caught cold. I’ve been sneezing and coughing all the time and on the top of that it’s hard for me to swallow. Well, I must have caught a cold. I sneeze and cough all the time, and to top it off, I have trouble swallowing.

Open your mouth, please, let me have a look at your throat… Your pulse, please… Now take off your coat and shirt, I’ll listen to your heart and sound your lungs… Got a temperature? Open your mouth, please, let me look at your throat... Your pulse, please... Now take off your coat and shirt, I will listen to your heart and lungs. (Do you) have a fever?

Yes, but not very high – thirty-seven point three. Yes, there is, but not very high - 37.3 (thirty-seven, point three).

There’s nothing serious the case with you. Just avoid drafts, keep the bed for a few days and take the medicine I’ll prescribe you. There is nothing serious about you, just avoid drafts, stay in bed for a few days and take the medicine I prescribe for you.

Dialogue #2. At the Physician's.

What's the trouble? What worries you? (What is the problem?)

I feel hot and feverish and I’ve got a sore throat. I feel hot and feverish and my throat hurts.

Let's have a look at you. I'd like to listen to your chess. Breath in then cough. Now again. Thank you. Now I'll take your temperature. Pull it (the thermometer) under your tongue. Well, it is a bit high. Have you been coughing much? Let me take a look at you. I'd like to listen to yours chest. Inhale, then cough. Now again. Thank you. I'll take your temperature now. Place the thermometer under your tongue. Well, a little elevated. Do you cough a lot?

Yes, quite a lot, and sneezing. Yes, quite a lot, and I sneeze.

I want to examine your throat. Open your mouth wide. It looks a bit sore. You have got a cold but not a very bad one. I’m giving you a course of antibiotics. Take one capsule every four hour. Here's a prescription. You'd better have a couple of days in bed. I want to examine your throat. Open your mouth wide. It looks a little sore. You have a cold, but not a very bad one. I am prescribing you a course of antibiotics. Take one capsule every four hours. Here is the prescription. It is better for you to take bed rest (stay in bed) for a couple of days.

Thank you, Doctor. Good bye. Thank you Doctor. Goodbye.