Professional English in Healthcare - Medical Terms and Expressions
Explore key medical terms and expressions in professional English related to healthcare, such as health personnel, illnesses, medical facilities, and patient conditions. Enhance your vocabulary for effective communication in healthcare settings.
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Mesleki ngilizce r. G r. Ramazan Bayram KARAKAYA
HEALTH PERSONEL HEALTH/ILLNESS
Physician Specialist Surgeon Duty doctor Dentist Nurse Registered nurse Staff nurse Sister/nurse in-charge Nurse tutor/educator
Clinical nurse manager Midwife-midwifery Health technician Occupational therapist Audiologist Hospital Patient In-patient/out-patient Out-patient clinic
Ward Internal medicine/Surgical ward Operating room, theatre Health center(centre) Ambulatory care Hospice Nursing Home
Health To be Healthy To be in good health He is 65 years old but he is healthy Altough, he is 65 years old but he is in good health.
To be well To be unwell He was ill last week but he is well now. Because he was ill last week he is still unwell
To be in good form Despite all those hard work he was in good form. She always eats a lot and is still in good shape.
ILL-ILLNESS, SICK-SICKNESS; DISEASE TO BE ILL She is ill since yesterday. She was sick last week too.
TO FALL ILL He has fallen ill after he lost his family and his wealth.
TO BE TAKEN ILL She worked very hard without any rest and finally was taken ill.
TO FEEL SICK The little girl was feeling sick before she went to school. She felt sick, and vomited.
TO CATCH AN ILLNESS Some people catch any illness easily than others His sickness was not contagious. Her illness started two days ago.
TO SUFFER FROM A DISEASE She is suffering from a long-term disease. He is ill, suffering from back-ache. He has been suffering/for a year(or several months)/ since last year.
TO HAVE A HEALTH PROBLEM Her mother had a health problem so she had to see a doctor
TO BE IN PAIN In spite of taking a pain killer, he was still in pain. Painful- Painless He underwent a painful surgery. The doctor told me that it was a painless operation.
TO RECOVER His recovery will take a couple of months. In May, he will have been suffering for a year.
Vocabulary Related To Health To care To treat To heal To look after To take care of To nurse To get well
To get better To cure Curable Incurable To relapse Medical report, Health report Spa, health resort
To get worse Disability Ability Able To be able Capable Disability
Disable, Disabled Physically disabled Handicapped Colour-blind Short-sighted Long-sighted Deaf and dumb Blind Glasses To prescribe, Prescription Chemist, farmacy, drugstore
HOME VISIT BY A PHYSICIAN CASE 1 Cenk has been ill for last two days and has to see by a Dr. Here is the conversation between Dr. And Cenk.
Dr.: How are you? Cenk: I don t feel very well. Dr.: Why/What is wrong? Cenk: I have sore throat, and headache also pain in my arm. Dr.: Let me examine you first. Let s see what you have got. Cenk: It doesn t look serious, you seem to have caught a cold.
Dr.:You need to take a pain killer, drink plentifull fluid and have a rest. Dr.:You will soon get well Three days after the first visit Dr. went to check Cenk at home. Dr.:How are you feeling today, are you better? Cenk:Yes, I feel better, thanks. Cenk: Can I go to school tomorrow? You had better stay at home for two more days.
Reported Speech Reporting The Situation First Dr. examined him, then prescribed some medicines and said that it didn t look serious. He added that he would soon get well. Having examined Cenk, Dr. told him that his illness wasn t ser ous. Dr. Told him that he had caught a cold. He needed some pain killer, to drink plentifull fluid and to have a rest.
CASE 2 Asl was not feeling well that morning. Asl : I feel terrible this morning. I do not want to go to work today . Her mother: Shall I bring you some tea, or any medicine? Her father: We had better call a doctor instead They decided to call a doctor from health center.
Here is the conversation between Dr. And Asl Dr: Do you have any pain or ache? Dr: How long have you been feeling like that? Asl : It has not been long, since last night. Dr: Now, I wrote some medicines for you. You need to stay in bed for a week and take your medicines regularly.
Reporting the situation Asl said that she was feeling terrible that morning and did not want to go to work. Her said asked her whether she sould bring some tea or any medicine to her. Her father suggested to call a doctor instead and they called a doctor. The doctor asked her if he had any pain or ache. The doctor asked her how long she had been feeling like that. The Dr. Told her that prescribed some medicines. She needed to stay in bed for a week and take his medicines regularly.
