Health & Illness Terms | Vocabulary List

Health & Illness Terms

Master illness related vocabulary, for discussing sickness and trips to the doctor.

health

Being Sick in German

illness

to be sick

fever

headache

limb pain

cough

Describing Symptoms

fever

pain

skin rash

diarrhea

itch, itchiness

to (have to) throw up

Illnesses in German

die Grippe

flu

die Erkältung

cold

die Migräne

migraine

das Rheuma

rheumatoid arthritis

die Arthrose

osteoarthritis

das Asthma

asthma

Hospital Vocabulary

sick bed

surgery

drip infusion

injection

emergency room

surgeon

Medicine, Pills & Relief

pill

bandage

plaster cast

plaster

ointment

throat lozenge

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