How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 55 at the medium level and 34 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 Russian 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.

Russian vocabulary: health and medical

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Russian	English
зависимость	addiction
скорая помощь	ambulance
донорство крови	blood donation
рак	cancer
клиника	clinic
консультация	consultation
порез	cut
депрессия	depression
диабет	diabetes
врач	doctor
капли	drops
неотложный случай	emergency
жар	fever
головная боль	headache
здоровье	health
медицинское страхование	health insurance
больница	hospital
инфекция	infection
медицинская справка	medical certificate
медицинская карта	medical record
лекарство	medicine
медбрат	nurse
аптека	pharmacy
врачебный кабинет	practice
рецепт	prescription
профилактика	prevention
реабилитация	rehabilitation
покой	rest
больной	sickAdjective, suffering from an illness
специалист	specialist
анализ	test
болеть	to be in pain
выздоравливать	to heal
ушибаться	to hurt oneself
оперировать	to operate
поправляться	to recover
страдать	to suffer
лечение	treatment
вакцина	vaccine
зал ожидания	waiting room

Level 2: medium 37 words

Russian	English
аллергия	allergy
антибиотик	antibiotic
астма	asthma
повязка	bandage
ожог	burn
капсула	capsule
санитар	care assistant
гипс	cast
холестерин	cholesterol
простуда	cold
дополнительная медицинская страховка	complementary health cover
заражение	contagion
диарея	diarrhoea
отделение неотложной помощи	emergency department
перелом	fracture
терапевт	general practitioner
бессонница	insomnia
тошнота	nausea
ожирение	obesity
фармацевт	pharmacist
пневмония	pneumonia
карантин	quarantine
рецидив	relapse
больничный лист	sick leave
побочный эффект	side effect
симптом	symptom
таблетка	tablet
термометр	thermometer
кровоточить	to bleed
простужаться	to catch a cold
обращаться к врачу	to consult
кашлять	to coughVerb, the act of coughing
зубная боль	toothache
пересадка	transplant
витамин	vitamin
рвота	vomiting
рентген	X ray

Level 3: hard 23 words

Russian	English
алкоголизм	alcoholism
бронхит	bronchitis
синяк	bruise
кардиолог	cardiologist
восстановление	convalescence
обезвоживание	dehydration
дерматолог	dermatologist
отит	ear infection
спасатель	first aider
пищевое отравление	food poisoning
акушерка	midwife
мазь	ointment
педиатр	paediatrician
обезболивающее	painkiller
протез	prosthesis
скрининг	screening
синусит	sinusitis
снотворное	sleeping pill
шина	splint
гастроэнтерит	stomach bug
солнечный удар	sunstroke
ангина	throat infection
госпитализировать	to hospitalise

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 55 at the medium level and 34 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 Russian 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.