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AT THE DOCTOR

Digestive complaints:

  • diarrhoea, constipation

  • nausea, sickness, vomiting

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  • Throat complaints:

  • cough, sore throat

  • ‘Something is stuck in my throat’

  • ‘I can’t swallow’ / ‘I’m finding it hard to swallow’

  • Other problems:

  • Faintness, tiredness, shortness of breath, cramp

  • Period pain, menstrual pain, abnormally heavy periods (menorrhagia)

  • Illnesses:

  • Influenza (‘flu), a cold, fever, persistent cough

  • If you are not sure about the right vocabulary, you can simply use the phrase: ‘I have a pain here …’ or ‘it hurts here …’, while pointing to the affected area. This will be enough to explain to a doctor what is wrong.

  • It is useful to learn some vocabulary for basic body parts so you can explain better what is wrong when talking to the doctor.When you make an appointment you will usually see a GP (General Practitioner) or a nurse.

  • If you have a health emergency that cannot wait for an appointment, you should go to A&E (Accident and Emergency) at your local hospital.

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  • Medical Vocabulary

  • Diagnosis – after examination, the doctor gives you the diagnosis (identifies the illness you have)

  • Prescription – an instruction written by a doctor that authorises a patient to be given a specific medicine

  • Surgery – the operation to fix an internal body part, where the body is cut open and repaired

  • Incision – a cut with a scalpel (surgical knife) into the skin during surgery

  • Bandage – a wrap that supports a limb

  • Cast – a hard casing that supports a broken bone

  • A bandaged hand – image source

  • Ambulance – emergency vehicle that takes a patient to the hospitalCrutches – medical walking sticks that support someone who can’t walk properly, usually due to a broken leg or ankle

  • Thermometer – a measuring device to assess the temperature

  • Stethoscope – a medical device used to listen to the internal sounds of the body

  • Syringe – a medical device like a needle to draw blood or to inject a vaccine

  • Vaccine – a substance that is injected into the body to prevent a disease (it activates the body’s immune system so that it creates antibodies to fight the disease)

  • Inoculation / vaccination – the process of injecting a vaccine to immunise the body against a disease

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