How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Portuguese 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 Portuguese 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.

Portuguese vocabulary: health and medical

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Portuguese	English
doação de sangue	blood donation
colheita de sangue	blood test
nódoa negra	bruise
cancro	cancer
seguro de saúde complementar	complementary health cover
consulta	consultation
deficiência	disability
médico	doctor
febre	fever
dor de cabeça	headache
saúde	health
seguro de saúde	health insurance
higiene	hygiene
infeção	infection
ferida	injury
historial clínico	medical record
medicamento	medicine
parteira	midwife
dor	pain
farmácia	pharmacy
receita médica	prescription
quarentena	quarantine
repouso	rest
doente	sickAdjective, suffering from an illness
baixa médica	sick leave
efeito secundário	side effect
stress	stress
cirurgião	surgeon
análise	test
consultar	to consult
magoar-se	to hurt oneself
operar	to operate
restabelecer-se	to recover
sofrer	to suffer
tratar	to treat
dor de dentes	toothache
tratamento	treatment
vacina	vaccine
vírus	virus
sala de espera	waiting room

Level 2: medium 35 words

Portuguese	English
dependência	addiction
alcoolismo	alcoholism
ambulância	ambulance
anestesia	anaesthesia
asma	asthma
penso	bandage
queimadura	burn
auxiliar de enfermagem	care assistant
gesso	cast
colesterol	cholesterol
constipação	cold
convalescença	convalescence
tosse	coughNoun, the symptom itself
corte	cut
diabetes	diabetes
diarreia	diarrhoea
gotas	drops
intoxicação alimentar	food poisoning
médico de família	general practitioner
insónia	insomnia
náusea	nausea
obesidade	obesity
bloco operatório	operating theatre
farmacêutico	pharmacist
pneumonia	pneumonia
prótese	prosthesis
cura	recovery
cicatriz	scar
entorse	sprain
xarope	syrup
termómetro	thermometer
sangrar	to bleed
constipar-se	to catch a cold
transplante	transplant
cadeira de rodas	wheelchair

Level 3: hard 25 words

Portuguese	English
anemia	anaemia
anestesista	anaesthetist
antibiótico	antibiotic
cápsula	capsule
cardiologista	cardiologist
contágio	contagion
muleta	crutch
desidratação	dehydration
dermatologista	dermatologist
posologia	dosage
socorrista	first aider
pomada	ointment
fisioterapia	physiotherapy
recaída	relapse
sonífero	sleeping pill
tabagismo	smoking habit
tala	splint
gastroenterite	stomach bug
insolação	sunstroke
seringa	syringe
faringite	throat infection
hospitalizar	to hospitalise
vacinar	to vaccinate
vómito	vomiting
radiografia	X ray

In Brazil, people say

KoKo also teaches Brazilian Portuguese. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

blood test colheita de sangue coleta de sangue
bruise nódoa negra hematoma
cancer cancro câncer
infection infeção infecção
medical record historial clínico prontuário médico
sick leave baixa médica afastamento médico
side effect efeito secundário efeito colateral
stress stress estresse
to hurt oneself magoar-se machucar-se
bandage penso curativo
cold constipação resfriado
general practitioner médico de família clínico geral
insomnia insónia insônia
operating theatre bloco operatório centro cirúrgico
thermometer termómetro termômetro
to catch a cold constipar-se resfriar-se
vomiting vómito vômito

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Frequently asked questions

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