How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 55 at the medium level and 34 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Arabic vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Arabic vocabulary: health and medical

At the doctor’s or at the pharmacy: symptoms, illnesses, treatments and medicines in Arabic.

Here are 100 Arabic words on “Health and medicine”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Arabic	English
إدمان	addiction
سيارة إسعاف	ambulance
تبرع بالدم	blood donation
سرطان	cancer
مصحة	clinic
استشارة طبية	consultation
جرح	cut
اكتئاب	depression
سكري	diabetes
طبيب	doctor
قطرات	drops
حالة طارئة	emergency
حمى	fever
صداع	headache
صحة	health
تأمين صحي	health insurance
مستشفى	hospital
عدوى	infection
شهادة طبية	medical certificate
ملف طبي	medical record
دواء	medicine
ممرض	nurse
صيدلية	pharmacy
عيادة	practice
وصفة طبية	prescription
وقاية	prevention
إعادة تأهيل	rehabilitation
راحة	rest
مريض	sickAdjective, suffering from an illness
أخصائي	specialist
تحليل	test
تألم	to be in pain
شفي	to heal
آذى نفسه	to hurt oneself
أجرى عملية جراحية	to operate
تعافى	to recover
عانى	to suffer
علاج	treatment
لقاح	vaccine
غرفة الانتظار	waiting room

Level 2: medium 37 words

Arabic	English
حساسية	allergy
مضاد حيوي	antibiotic
ربو	asthma
ضمادة	bandage
حرق	burn
كبسولة	capsule
مساعد تمريض	care assistant
جبس	cast
كوليسترول	cholesterol
زكام	cold
تأمين صحي تكميلي	complementary health cover
انتقال العدوى	contagion
إسهال	diarrhoea
قسم الطوارئ	emergency department
كسر	fracture
طبيب عام	general practitioner
أرق	insomnia
غثيان	nausea
سمنة	obesity
صيدلي	pharmacist
التهاب رئوي	pneumonia
حجر صحي	quarantine
انتكاس	relapse
إجازة مرضية	sick leave
أثر جانبي	side effect
عرض	symptom
قرص	tablet
مقياس حرارة	thermometer
نزف	to bleed
أصيب بالزكام	to catch a cold
استشار	to consult
سعل	to coughVerb, the act of coughing
ألم الأسنان	toothache
زرع عضو	transplant
فيتامين	vitamin
قيء	vomiting
تصوير بالأشعة السينية	X ray

Level 3: hard 23 words

Arabic	English
إدمان الكحول	alcoholism
التهاب الشعب الهوائية	bronchitis
كدمة	bruise
طبيب قلب	cardiologist
نقاهة	convalescence
جفاف	dehydration
طبيب جلدية	dermatologist
التهاب الأذن	ear infection
مسعف	first aider
تسمم غذائي	food poisoning
قابلة	midwife
مرهم	ointment
طبيب أطفال	paediatrician
مسكن	painkiller
طرف اصطناعي	prosthesis
فحص مبكر	screening
التهاب الجيوب الأنفية	sinusitis
منوم	sleeping pill
جبيرة	splint
التهاب المعدة والأمعاء	stomach bug
ضربة شمس	sunstroke
التهاب اللوزتين	throat infection
أدخل المستشفى	to hospitalise

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 55 at the medium level and 34 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Arabic vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.