Vietnamese-English Dictionary of Health

Vietnamese-English Dictionary of Health

Body Systems:

• Circulation: circulatory

• Digestion: digestive

• Respiration: respiratory

• Skeleton: skeletal

• Stomach: stomach

• Intestine: intestine

• Spine: spine = backbone

• Pump (heart, blood): pump

• Frown: frown

• Acupuncture: acupuncture

Illness and Symptoms:

• Ailment: ailment = disease

• Acupoint: acupoint = pressure point

• Precaution: precaution

• Soreness: soreness

• Bacterium: bacterium = bug (plural: bacteria)

• Be rooted in something: be rooted in something

• Steadily: steadily

• Ease: ease = reduce

• Side effect: side effect

• Herbal: herbal

• Oxygenate: oxygenate

• Therapy: therapy

• Nutrient: nutrient

• Endurance: endurance

• Flexibility: flexibility

• Coronary heart disease: coronary heart disease

• Cure: cure = treatment = heal

• Chemotherapy: chemotherapy

• Nausea: nausea = vomit = throw up

• Exhale: exhale = breathe out

• Inhale: inhale = breathe in = take in = absorb

• Cleansing: cleanse = boost = promote

• Immune system: immune system

• Spleen: spleen

• Be conscious of sth: be conscious of sth = be aware of sth

• Swallow: swallow = ingest

• Life span: life span = life expectancy

• Stroke: stroke

• Type 2 diabetes: type 2 diabetes

• Capacity: capacity

• Spot: spot

• Measles: measles

• Infectious: infectious

• Tumor: tumor

• Prevalent: prevalent = popular

• Endometrial: endometrial

• Extract: extract

• Nervous system: nervous system

• Prostate cancer: prostate cancer

• Testosterone: testosterone

• Fever: fever

• Cell: cell

• Inject: inject

• Skull: skull

• Artery: artery

• Overdo: overdo

• Muscle: muscle

• Intake: intake

• Insomnia: insomnia

• Diagnosis: diagnosis

Hospital-related Terms:

• Take a sick leave: take a sick leave

• Suffer from asthma/hay fever: suffer from asthma/hay fever

• Be diagnosed with lung cancer/autism: be diagnosed with lung cancer/autism

• Follow a personal fitness program: follow a personal fitness program

• Keep fit / stay in shape: keep fit / stay in shape

• Serious illness: serious illness

• Get over sickness: Get over sickness

• Prescribe some tablets: prescribe some tablets

• Look / feel like death warmed up = Like death warmed over: look / feel like death warmed up = Like death warmed over

• Be alive and well/kicking: be alive and well/kicking

• Picture of good health = in the best of health: picture of good health = in the best of health

• Medical check-up: medical check-up

• Eye drops: eye drops

• Syringe: syringe

• Bandage: bandage

• Dose of medicine: dose of medicine

• Pain-killer: pain-killer

• Pill: pill

• Tablet: tablet

• Tranquilizer: tranquilizer

• Operation / surgery: operation / surgery

• Prescription: prescription

• Ophthalmologist: ophthalmologist

• Dentist: dentist

• Doctor / physician: doctor / physician

• General practitioner (GP): general practitioner (GP)

• Midwife: midwife

• Patient: patient

• Surgeon: surgeon

• Operating theatre: operating theatre

• Contract disease/malaria/typhoid: contract disease/malaria/typhoid

• Excruciating/unbearable pain: excruciating/unbearable pain

• Terminally ill = will die soon: terminally ill = will die soon

• Incurable illness: incurable illness

• Life-threatening: life-threatening

• Trivial/minor ailments: trivial/minor ailments

• Dull ache: dull ache

• Splitting headache: splitting headache

• Take ill: take ill

• Bag of bones: bag of bones

• Be full of beans: be full of beans

• Black out: black out

• Hale and hearty: hale and hearty

• In bad shape: in bad shape

• Nurse (sb or sth) back to health: nurse (sb or sth) back to health

• (as) white as a sheet: (as) white as a sheet

• Go under the knife: go under the knife

• Runny nose: runny nose

• Bruise: bruise

• Dizziness: dizziness

• Diabetes: diabetes

• Sprain: sprain

• Infusion: Infusion

• ENT doctor: ENT doctor

• Pharmacist: pharmacist

• Consulting doctor: Consulting doctor

• Attending doctor: Attending doctor

• Duty doctor: Duty doctor

• Herb doctor: Herb doctor

• Specialist doctor: Specialist doctor

• General practitioner: General practitioner

• Specialist in plastic surgery: Specialist in plastic surgery

• Specialist in heart: Specialist in heart

• Fertility specialist: Fertility specialist

• Veterinarian: veterinarian

• Duodenum: Duodenum

• Gall bladder: Gall bladder

• Liver: Liver

• Kidney: Kidney

• Jaw: Jaw

• Armpit: Armpit

• Buttock: Buttock

• Calf: Calf

• Thigh: Thigh

• Wrist: Wrist

• Chest: Chest

• Breast: Breast

• Hip: Hip

• Navel: Navel

• Groin: Groin

• Knee: Knee

Hospital-related Terms:

• Admission office: Admission office

• Admissions and discharge office: Admissions and discharge office

• Delivery room: Delivery room

• Dispensary: Dispensary

• Labour ward: Labour ward

• Medical records department: Medical records department

• Mortuary: Mortuary

• Nursery: Nursery

• On-call room: On-call room

• Nursing home: Nursing home

• Optician: Optician

Health-related Activities:

• Health declaration: health declaration

• Gentle exercise: Gentle exercise

• Build up resistance to disease: build up resistance to disease

• Go on a diet: go on a diet

• Make a full recovery: make a full recovery

• Adverse reactions: adverse reactions

• Consult doctor: consult doctor

• Catch a cold/the flu/ a chill: catch a cold/the flu/ a chill

• Chicken pox: chicken pox

• Conjunctivitis: conjunctivitis

• Constipation: constipation

• Cramp: cramp

• Corn: corn

• Diarrhoea: diarrhoea

• Dyslexia: dyslexia

• Eating disorder: eating disorder

• Epilepsy: epilepsy

• Suffer from various health issues: suffer from various health issues

• Prescription charges: prescription charges

• To have a tooth out: to have a tooth out

• To go private: to go private

• A blocked nose: a blocked nose

• To be over the worst: to be over the worst

• To be on the mend: to be on the mend

• To be at death’s door: to be at death’s door

• Taking drugs: taking drugs

• To be under the weather: to be under the weather

• A chesty cough: a chesty cough

• To feel poorly: to feel poorly

• To have a filling: to have a filling

• Appetite: Appetite

• Mental health: mental health

• Somebody’s state of health: somebody’s state of health

• Chronic disease: Chronic disease

• Fat level: Fat level

• Blood pressure: Blood pressure

• Cardiovascular disease: Cardiovascular disease

• Heart rate: Heart rate

• To be prone to obesity: To be prone to obesity

• To carry more potential health risks: To carry more potential health risks

• To cause serious mental health problems: To cause serious mental health problems

• Get plenty of sleep: get plenty of sleep

• Put one’s leg in a cast: put one’s leg in a cast

• Catch a cold: catch a cold

• Restraining somebody’s hunger: restraining somebody’s hunger

• Exorbitant medical fees/costs: Exorbitant medical fees/costs

• A clean bill of health: a clean bill of health

• Pass out: pass out

• Come/ go down with sth: come/ go down with sth

• Go round: go round

• Pick sth up: pick sth up

• Run-down: run-down

• Get an electrical shock: get an electrical shock

• Mumps: mumps

• I have a pain in my back / tooth / head..: I have a pain in my back / tooth / head..

Verbs related to Illness:

• Cure: Cure (used when a patient is completely free from the disease after treatment)

• Treat: Treat (used when someone makes a patient’s condition better, but the disease is not completely gone)

• Heal: Heal (to cure someone from a disease; to make someone cheerful; to help a part of the body become healthy again and function normally, especially a cut or wound)

• Have regular check-ups: have regular check-ups

• Health-conscious: Health-conscious

• Fight off: fight off

• Block up: block up

• Swell up: swell up

• Shake off: shake off

• I’ve got/ have/ suffer from + name of disease: I’ve got/ have/ suffer from + name of disease

Common Illnesses:

• Hiccup: a hiccup

• Sneeze: Sneeze

• Itchy: Itchy

Medical Supplies:

• First -aid kit: First -aid kit

• Wheelchair: wheelchair

• Crutch: crutch

This dictionary provides a good starting point for understanding common health terms in both languages. It’s important to remember that medical terminology can be complex, so always consult with a healthcare professional for accurate information.