The Top 100 most Common Medical Terms

Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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The top 100 most commonly used medical terms in the field of medicine. Each healthcare professional should know, mastering which will greatly improve your medical speaking skills.

心血管系统/xīnxuèguǎn xìtǒng  The  Cardiovascular  System

心电图/xīndiàntú  Electrocardiogram  (  ECG  )  

高血压/gāoxuèyā   Hypertension  

贫血/pínxuè   Anemia  

无菌的/wújūn de   Aseptic    

呼吸系统/hūxīxìtǒng   Respiratory  System  

肺炎/fèiyán   Pneumonia  

消化系统/xiāohuàxìtǒng   Digestive  System  

呼吸短促/hūxī duǎncù   Short  of  breath  

吞咽困难/tūnyàn kùnnan   Dysphagia   

喉/hóu   Larynx  

十二指肠溃疡/shíèrzhǐcháng kuìyáng   Duodenal  Ulcer   

胃癌/wèiái   Gastric  cancer  

阑尾炎/lánwěiyán   Appendicitis  

结肠癌/jiéchángái   Colon  cancer  

直肠癌/zhíchángái   Rectal  cancer  

糖尿病/tángniàobìng    Diabetes  Mellitus  

排尿困难/páiniào kùnnan   dysuria  

血尿/xuèniào   hematuria  

注射/zhùshè   inject  

多尿/duō niào   polyuria  

抗生素/kàngshēngsù   antibiotic  

叩诊/kòu  zhěn  percussion  

卵巢/luǎncháo   ovary  

腹泻/fùxiè   diarrhea  

呕吐/ǒutù    vomit  

体重/tǐzhòng   body  weight  

血液/xuèyè   blood

小便/xiǎobiàn   urine 

大便/dàbiàn   stool

癌症/áizhèng   cancer   

肿瘤/zhǒngliú   tumor

家族史/jiāzú shǐ  family  history

骨折/gǔzhé   fracture  

胆囊/dǎnnáng   gall  bladder  

关节/guānjié  joint  

膝/   knee  

手术/shǒushù   operation   

门诊/ménzhěn   outpatient  department  

饭后/fànhòu   after  meals  

每日/měirì   every  day  

每日四次/měirì sìcì   four  times  a  day   

放射治疗/fàngshè zhìliáo   radio-therapy  test  

治疗/zhìliáo   treatment  

体温/tǐwēn   temperature

脉搏/màibó   pulse

呼吸/hūxī   respiration  

白血球/báixuèqiú   white  blood  cell  

年龄/niánlíng   age  

肺脏/fèizàng   lungs   

血管/xuèguǎn   vessel  

血液/xuèyè   blood  

红血球/hóngxuèqiú   red  blood  cell  

血小板/xuèxiǎobǎn   platelet    

胸部/xiōngbù   chest  

直肠/zhícháng   rectum   

肛门/gāngmén   anus   

胰/  pancreas  

胃/wèi   stomach  

食道/shídào   esophagus  

脑/nǎo   brain  

神经/shénjīng   nerve  

膀胱/pángguāng   bladder  

尿道/niàodào   urethra  

输尿管/shū niàoguǎn   ureter  

肾脏/shènzàng   kidney  

子宫/zǐgōng   uterus  

乳癌/rǔ ái   breast  cancer  

心脏病/xīnzàngbìng   heart  disease  

医院/yīyuàn   Hospital  

病房/bìngfáng   Ward  

患者/huànzhě  ,  病人/bìngrén   Patient  

护士/hùshi   Nurse  

医生/yīshēng   Doctor  

注射/zhùshè   injection  

口罩/kǒuzhào   mask  

血型/xuèxíng   blood  type  

血压/xuèyā   blood  pressure  

疲劳/píláo   fatigue  

体重减少/tǐzhòng jiǎnshǎo   loss  of  weight     

肥胖/féipàng   fat  

量体温/liánɡ tǐwēn   take  one's  temperature  

发烧/fāshāo   fever  

流汗/liúhàn   sweat  

头疼/tóuténg   headache  

腹痛/fùtòng   abdominal  pain  

呼吸困难/hūxī kùnnan   dyspnea  

深呼吸/shēnhūxī   breathe  deeply  

咳嗽/késou   cough  

痰/tán   sputum  

哮喘/xiàochuǎn  asthma   

恶心/ěxin   nausea  

空腹/kōngfù  empty  stomach  

食欲/shíyù   appetite     

排尿/páiniào   appetite  

怀孕/huáiyùn   pregnancy  

流产/liúchǎn   abortion  

失明/shīmíng   blindness  

听诊器/tīngzhěnqì   stethoscope  

心悸/xīnjì   palpitation  

症状/zhèngzhuàng   symptom  

白血病/báixuèbìng   Leukemia  

乳房/rǔfáng   breast  

舌/shé   tongue  

疼痛/téngtòng   pain  

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