How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Polish 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 Polish 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.

Polish vocabulary: health and medical

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Polish	English
oddawanie krwi	blood donation
pobranie krwi	blood test
siniak	bruise
rak	cancer
ubezpieczenie dodatkowe	complementary health cover
wizyta	consultation
niepełnosprawność	disability
lekarz	doctor
gorączka	fever
ból głowy	headache
zdrowie	health
ubezpieczenie zdrowotne	health insurance
higiena	hygiene
zakażenie	infection
rana	injury
karta pacjenta	medical record
lek	medicine
położna	midwife
ból	pain
apteka	pharmacy
recepta	prescription
kwarantanna	quarantine
odpoczynek	rest
chory	sickAdjective, suffering from an illness
zwolnienie lekarskie	sick leave
skutek uboczny	side effect
stres	stress
chirurg	surgeon
badanie	test
konsultować	to consult
robić sobie krzywdę	to hurt oneself
operować	to operate
wracać do zdrowia	to recover
cierpieć	to suffer
leczyć	to treat
ból zęba	toothache
leczenie	treatment
szczepionka	vaccine
wirus	virus
poczekalnia	waiting room

Level 2: medium 35 words

Polish	English
uzależnienie	addiction
alkoholizm	alcoholism
karetka	ambulance
znieczulenie	anaesthesia
astma	asthma
bandaż	bandage
oparzenie	burn
opiekun medyczny	care assistant
gips	cast
cholesterol	cholesterol
przeziębienie	cold
rekonwalescencja	convalescence
kaszel	coughNoun, the symptom itself
skaleczenie	cut
cukrzyca	diabetes
biegunka	diarrhoea
krople	drops
zatrucie pokarmowe	food poisoning
lekarz rodzinny	general practitioner
bezsenność	insomnia
mdłości	nausea
otyłość	obesity
sala operacyjna	operating theatre
farmaceuta	pharmacist
zapalenie płuc	pneumonia
proteza	prosthesis
wyzdrowienie	recovery
blizna	scar
skręcenie	sprain
syrop	syrup
termometr	thermometer
krwawić	to bleed
łapać przeziębienie	to catch a cold
przeszczep	transplant
wózek inwalidzki	wheelchair

Level 3: hard 25 words

Polish	English
anemia	anaemia
anestezjolog	anaesthetist
antybiotyk	antibiotic
kapsułka	capsule
kardiolog	cardiologist
zarażenie	contagion
kula	crutch
odwodnienie	dehydration
dermatolog	dermatologist
dawkowanie	dosage
ratownik	first aider
maść	ointment
fizjoterapia	physiotherapy
nawrót	relapse
środek nasenny	sleeping pill
nałóg palenia	smoking habit
szyna	splint
zapalenie żołądka i jelit	stomach bug
udar słoneczny	sunstroke
strzykawka	syringe
angina	throat infection
hospitalizować	to hospitalise
szczepić	to vaccinate
wymioty	vomiting
prześwietlenie	X ray

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Polish 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 Polish 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.