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50 essential Japanese words at the doctor’s

50 Japanese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Health and medicine, Human body and translated into English.

Health and medicine 25 words

JapaneseEnglish
あざbruise
安静rest
健康health
ウイルスvirus
がんcancer
熱fever
治るto heal
病気のsickAdjective, suffering from an illness
手術するto operate
食事療法diet
ストレスstress
ワクチンvaccine
検査test
診療所practice
痛みpain
衛生hygiene
病院hospital
病illness
医師doctor
患者patientNoun, person under a doctor’s care
治療するto treat
救急emergency
負傷injury
クリニックclinic
障害disability

Human body 25 words

JapaneseEnglish
骨boneHard part of the skeleton
首neck
背中back
鼻nose
視覚sight
目eye
腕arm
肋骨rib
心臓heart
歯tooth
肝臓liver
味覚taste
頬cheek
手hand
皮膚skin
足foot
脾臓spleen
血blood
頭head
声voice
体body
肘elbow
頭蓋骨skull
指finger
額forehead

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