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50 essential Portuguese words at the doctor’s

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

Health and medicine 25 words

PortugueseEnglish
nódoa negrabruise
repousorest
saúdehealth
vírusvirus
cancrocancer
febrefever
curarto heal
doentesickAdjective, suffering from an illness
operarto operate
dietadiet
stressstress
vacinavaccine
análisetest
consultóriopractice
dorpain
higienehygiene
hospitalhospital
doençaillness
médicodoctor
pacientepatientNoun, person under a doctor’s care
tratarto treat
urgênciaemergency
feridainjury
clínicaclinic
deficiênciadisability

Human body 25 words

PortugueseEnglish
ossoboneHard part of the skeleton
pescoçoneck
costasback
nariznose
visãosight
olhoeye
braçoarm
costelarib
coraçãoheart
dentetooth
fígadoliver
paladartaste
bochechacheek
mãohand
peleskin
péfoot
baçospleen
sangueblood
cabeçahead
vozvoice
corpobody
cotoveloelbow
crânioskull
dedofinger
testaforehead

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