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Medical vocabulary in Finnish

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Originally posted by veivirmorte

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Lääketiede - medicine (science)

Lääkäri - doctor
Hammaslääkäri - dentist
Sairaanhoitaja - nurse
Terveydenhoitaja - public health nurse
Ensihoitaja - paramedic
Terapeutti - therapist
Kirurgi - surgeon
Kätilö - midwife
Potilas - patient
Luovuttaja - donor
Sairaala - hospital
Osasto - ward ×
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Leikkaussali - operation room Sign up Log in
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Kliniikka - clinic
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Laboratorio, labra - laboratory, lab

Apteekki - pharmacy Follow thisisfinnish
Ambulanssi - ambulance
Helikopteri - helicopter
Ensiapu - first aid
Hoito - care, treatment, cure, therapy, remedy, nurture
Rokotus - vaccination, shot
Leikkaus - operation
Elinsiirto - transplant
Röntgen - x-ray
Tiputus - drip
Terapia - therapy
Terveys - health
Vastustuskyky - immune system
Sairaus - sickness, illness, disease
Tauti - disease
Tartunta - infection
Vamma - injury
Vaiva - ailment, bother, inconvenience
Tila - condition
Hätä - emergency
Oire - sympton
Kipu - pain, ache
Puute - deficiency
Kuume - fever
Pahoinvointi - nausea
Mustelma - bruise
Haava - wound
Arpi - scar
Ihottuma - rash
Tulehdus - inflammation
Terve - healthy, sound, well, sane
Terveellinen - healthy, good for health
Vakaa - stable
Hyvänlaatuinen - benign
Pahanlaatuinen - malignant
Epäterveellinen - unhealthy
Vaarallinen - dangerous
Myrkyllinen - poisonous, venomous
Sairas - ill, sick
Kipeä - ill, sick; sore, aching
Tulehtunut - inflamed
Turvonnut - swollen
Kutiava - itchy
Tajuton - unconscious
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Loukkaantunut - injured, wounded, hurt
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Murtunut - broken
Sijoiltaan - dislocated Follow thisisfinnish
Nyrjähtänyt - sprained
Epänormaali - abnormal
Akuutti - acute
Kriittinen - critical
Hengenvaarallinen - life-threatening
Kuolettava, tappava - fatal
Perinnöllinen - genetic
Parantaa - to heal, to cure
Parantua - to recover
Auttaa - to help
Pelastaa - to save
Hoitaa - to nurse, to care, to cure, to take care of
Sairastua - to get sick, to come down with, to catch (a disease)
Sairastaa - to have (a disease), to be sick (in bed) with
Loukkaantua - to get injured, to get wounded, to get hurt
Sattua - to hurt
Tarttua - to be transmitted, to be infectious, to be contagious
Kuolla - to die
Aika, tapaaminen - appointment
Tarkastus - check-up
Tutkimus - examination
Tulokset - results
Diagnoosi - diagnosis
Allergia - allergy
Astma - asthma
Dementia - dementia
Diabetes - diabetes
Flunssa - flu
Kasvain - tumour
Kohtaus - seizure
Kouristus - spasm
Masennus - depression
Myrkytys - poisoning
Reuma - rheumatism
Sydänkohtaus - heart attack
Syöpä - cancer
Vatsatauti - stomach flu
Vesirokko - chicken pox
Side - bandage, brace
Laastari - bandage, band-aid, plaster
Kipsi - cast
Kainalosauvat - crutches
Pyörätuoli - wheelchair
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Lääke - medicine, remedy, drug Sign up Log in
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Antibiootti - antibiotics
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Masennuslääke - anti-depressant
Sivuvaikutukset - side effects Follow thisisfinnish
Vierailuajat - visiting hours
Sairausvakuutus - health insurance

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