How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Malay words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 37 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 Malay 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.

Malay vocabulary: health and medical

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Malay	English
derma darah	blood donation
pengambilan darah	blood test
lebam	bruise
kanser	cancer
insurans kesihatan tambahan	complementary health cover
konsultasi	consultation
kurang upaya	disability
doktor	doctor
demam	fever
sakit kepala	headache
kesihatan	health
insurans kesihatan	health insurance
kebersihan	hygiene
jangkitan	infection
luka	injury
rekod perubatan	medical record
ubat	medicine
bidan	midwife
rasa sakit	pain
farmasi	pharmacy
preskripsi	prescription
kuarantin	quarantine
rehat	rest
sakit	sickAdjective, suffering from an illness
cuti sakit	sick leave
kesan sampingan	side effect
stres	stress
pakar bedah	surgeon
ujian makmal	test
berkonsultasi	to consult
cedera	to hurt oneself
membedah	to operate
pulih	to recover
menderita	to suffer
merawat	to treat
sakit gigi	toothache
rawatan	treatment
vaksin	vaccine
virus	virus
bilik menunggu	waiting room

Level 2: medium 35 words

Malay	English
ketagihan	addiction
alkoholisme	alcoholism
ambulans	ambulance
bius	anaesthesia
asma	asthma
pembalut	bandage
luka bakar	burn
pembantu jururawat	care assistant
gips	cast
kolesterol	cholesterol
selesema	cold
masa pemulihan	convalescence
batuk	coughNoun, the symptom itself
luka sayat	cut
kencing manis	diabetes
cirit-birit	diarrhoea
ubat titis	drops
keracunan makanan	food poisoning
doktor am	general practitioner
insomnia	insomnia
loya	nausea
obesiti	obesity
dewan bedah	operating theatre
ahli farmasi	pharmacist
pneumonia	pneumonia
anggota palsu	prosthesis
kesembuhan	recovery
parut	scar
terkilir	sprain
ubat sirap	syrup
termometer	thermometer
berdarah	to bleed
terkena selesema	to catch a cold
pemindahan organ	transplant
kerusi roda	wheelchair

Level 3: hard 25 words

Malay	English
kurang darah	anaemia
pakar bius	anaesthetist
antibiotik	antibiotic
kapsul	capsule
pakar jantung	cardiologist
penularan	contagion
tongkat ketiak	crutch
dehidrasi	dehydration
pakar kulit	dermatologist
dos	dosage
petugas bantuan kecemasan	first aider
salep	ointment
fisioterapi	physiotherapy
kambuh	relapse
ubat tidur	sleeping pill
tabiat merokok	smoking habit
bidai	splint
gastroenteritis	stomach bug
sengatan matahari	sunstroke
picagari	syringe
radang tekak	throat infection
memasukkan ke hospital	to hospitalise
memberi vaksin	to vaccinate
muntah	vomiting
sinar-X	X ray

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Malay words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 37 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 Malay 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.