140 French Medical Terms– from FluentU.com
What to Say When You’re Hurt or Sick
Au secours! — Help!
Aidez-moi — Help me
J’ai eu un accident — I had an accident
J’ai besoin d’une ambulance — I need an ambulance
J’ai besoin d’un médecin — I need a doctor
J’ai mal! — I’m in pain!
Je ne vais pas bien — I am not well
Où est-ce qu’on peut trouver un cabinet médical? — Where can one find a doctor’s office?
Common Doctors’ Questions and Phrases
Qu’est-ce qui ne va pas? — What’s wrong?
Qui dois-je contacter en cas d’urgence? — Who is your emergency contact?
C’est la première fois que ceci vous est arrivé? — Is this the first time this has happened to you?
Parts of the Body
Amygdale (f) — tonsil
Bouche (f) — mouth
Bras (m) — arm
Cheville (f) — ankle
Coeur (m) — heart
Cou (m) — neck
Coude (m) — elbow
Dents (f) — teeth
Doigt (m) — finger
Dos (f) — back
Épaule (f) — shoulder
Estomac (m) — stomach
Foie (m) — liver
Front (m) — forehead
Gencive (f) — gums
Genou (m) — knee
Gorge (f) — throat
Jambe (f) — leg
Joue (f) — cheek
Narine (m) — nostril
Nez (m) — nose
Oeil (m)/Yeux (nmpl) — eye(s)
Oreille (f) — ear
Orteil (f) — toe
Paupière (f) — eyelid
Poitrine (f) — chest
Pouce (f) — thumb
Poumon (m) — lung
Région lombaire (f) — lumbar (lower back)
Rein (m) — kidney
Tête (f) — head
Ventre (m) — abdomen
Vertèbre (f) — vertebra
General Medical Terms
Aide-soignant (m) — orderly
Ambulance (f) — ambulance
Assurance (f) — insurance
Blessure (f) — injury
Bleu (m) — bruise
Cabinet médical (m) — doctor’s office
Carnet de santé (m) — medical record
Diagnostic (m) — diagnosis
Médecin (m) — doctor
Douleur (f) — pain
Effet secondaire (nm) — side effect
Fièvre (f) — fever
Glycémie (f) — blood sugar
Gonflement (m) — swelling
Hôpital (m) — hospital
Infirmier (m), Infirmière (f) — nurse
Inflammation (f) — inflammation
Maladie (f) — illness
Pharmacie (f) — pharmacy
Pouls (m) — pulse
Premiers secours (m) — first aid medical help
Pression artérielle (f) — blood pressure
Radiographie (f) — x-ray
Salive (f) — saliva
Sang (m) — blood
Santé (f) — health
Seringue (f) — syringe
Symptôme (m) — symptom
Trousse de premiers secours (f plural) — first-aid kit
Urgence (nf) — emergency
Vomi (m) — vomit
Physical Ailments
Accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC) (m) — stroke
Allergie (f) — allergy
Amygdalite (f) — tonsillitis
Angine (f) — sore throat, strep throat
Aphte (m) — canker sore
Appendicite (f) — appendicitis
Arthrite (f) — arthritis
Asthme (m) — asthma
Bronchite (f) — bronchitis
Bouton de fièvre (m) — cold sore
Commotion cérébrale (f) — concussion
Crise cardiaque (f), infarctus (m) — heart attack
Coup de soleil (m) — sunburn
Diabète sucré (m) — diabetes mellitus
Entorse (f) — sprain
Fracture (f) — fracture
Gastrite (f) — gastritis
Grippe (f) — flu
Hernie (f) — hernia
Infection urinaire (f) — urinary tract infection
Migraine (f) — migraine
Piqûre d’abeille (f) — bee sting
Pneumonie (f) — pneumonia
Rhume (m) — cold
Rougeurs (f plural) — rash
Ulcère (m) — ulcer
Treatments
Anti-douleur (m) — painkiller
Béquille (f) — crutch
Comprimé (m) — tablet
Fauteuil roulant (m) — wheelchair
Medicament (m) — medication
Ordonnance (f) — prescription
Pansement (m) — bandage
Plâtre (m) — cast
Pommade (f) — ointment
Repos (m) — rest
Vaccin (m) — shot, vaccine
French Medical Verbs
These verbs will come in handy when you need to give someone, for example a first responder, the low-down on a situation.
Accoucher — to give birth
Asphyxier — to suffocate
Avaler — to swallow
Blesser — to injure
Cicatriser — to scar
Contusionner — to bruise
Élever — to lift
Hyperventiler — to hyperventilate
Saigner — to bleed
S’étouffer — to choke
S’évanouir — to faint
Guérir — to heal
Se faire une entorse à — to sprain
Vomir — to throw up
What to Say When You’re Hurt or Sick
Au secours! — Help!
Aidez-moi — Help me
J’ai eu un accident — I had an accident
J’ai besoin d’une ambulance — I need an ambulance
J’ai besoin d’un médecin — I need a doctor
J’ai mal! — I’m in pain!
Je ne vais pas bien — I am not well
Où est-ce qu’on peut trouver un cabinet médical? — Where can one find a doctor’s office?
Common Doctors’ Questions and Phrases
Qu’est-ce qui ne va pas? — What’s wrong?
Qui dois-je contacter en cas d’urgence? — Who is your emergency contact?
C’est la première fois que ceci vous est arrivé? — Is this the first time this has happened to you?
Parts of the Body
Amygdale (f) — tonsil
Bouche (f) — mouth
Bras (m) — arm
Cheville (f) — ankle
Coeur (m) — heart
Cou (m) — neck
Coude (m) — elbow
Dents (f) — teeth
Doigt (m) — finger
Dos (f) — back
Épaule (f) — shoulder
Estomac (m) — stomach
Foie (m) — liver
Front (m) — forehead
Gencive (f) — gums
Genou (m) — knee
Gorge (f) — throat
Jambe (f) — leg
Joue (f) — cheek
Narine (m) — nostril
Nez (m) — nose
Oeil (m)/Yeux (nmpl) — eye(s)
Oreille (f) — ear
Orteil (f) — toe
Paupière (f) — eyelid
Poitrine (f) — chest
Pouce (f) — thumb
Poumon (m) — lung
Région lombaire (f) — lumbar (lower back)
Rein (m) — kidney
Tête (f) — head
Ventre (m) — abdomen
Vertèbre (f) — vertebra
General Medical Terms
Aide-soignant (m) — orderly
Ambulance (f) — ambulance
Assurance (f) — insurance
Blessure (f) — injury
Bleu (m) — bruise
Cabinet médical (m) — doctor’s office
Carnet de santé (m) — medical record
Diagnostic (m) — diagnosis
Médecin (m) — doctor
Douleur (f) — pain
Effet secondaire (nm) — side effect
Fièvre (f) — fever
Glycémie (f) — blood sugar
Gonflement (m) — swelling
Hôpital (m) — hospital
Infirmier (m), Infirmière (f) — nurse
Inflammation (f) — inflammation
Maladie (f) — illness
Pharmacie (f) — pharmacy
Pouls (m) — pulse
Premiers secours (m) — first aid medical help
Pression artérielle (f) — blood pressure
Radiographie (f) — x-ray
Salive (f) — saliva
Sang (m) — blood
Santé (f) — health
Seringue (f) — syringe
Symptôme (m) — symptom
Trousse de premiers secours (f plural) — first-aid kit
Urgence (nf) — emergency
Vomi (m) — vomit
Physical Ailments
Accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC) (m) — stroke
Allergie (f) — allergy
Amygdalite (f) — tonsillitis
Angine (f) — sore throat, strep throat
Aphte (m) — canker sore
Appendicite (f) — appendicitis
Arthrite (f) — arthritis
Asthme (m) — asthma
Bronchite (f) — bronchitis
Bouton de fièvre (m) — cold sore
Commotion cérébrale (f) — concussion
Crise cardiaque (f), infarctus (m) — heart attack
Coup de soleil (m) — sunburn
Diabète sucré (m) — diabetes mellitus
Entorse (f) — sprain
Fracture (f) — fracture
Gastrite (f) — gastritis
Grippe (f) — flu
Hernie (f) — hernia
Infection urinaire (f) — urinary tract infection
Migraine (f) — migraine
Piqûre d’abeille (f) — bee sting
Pneumonie (f) — pneumonia
Rhume (m) — cold
Rougeurs (f plural) — rash
Ulcère (m) — ulcer
Treatments
Anti-douleur (m) — painkiller
Béquille (f) — crutch
Comprimé (m) — tablet
Fauteuil roulant (m) — wheelchair
Medicament (m) — medication
Ordonnance (f) — prescription
Pansement (m) — bandage
Plâtre (m) — cast
Pommade (f) — ointment
Repos (m) — rest
Vaccin (m) — shot, vaccine
French Medical Verbs
These verbs will come in handy when you need to give someone, for example a first responder, the low-down on a situation.
Accoucher — to give birth
Asphyxier — to suffocate
Avaler — to swallow
Blesser — to injure
Cicatriser — to scar
Contusionner — to bruise
Élever — to lift
Hyperventiler — to hyperventilate
Saigner — to bleed
S’étouffer — to choke
S’évanouir — to faint
Guérir — to heal
Se faire une entorse à — to sprain
Vomir — to throw up