50 essential Swedish words at the doctor’s
50 Swedish words worth knowing, picked from the topics Health and medicine, Human body and translated into English.
Health and medicine 25 words
| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| blåmärke | bruise |
| vila | rest |
| hälsa | health |
| virus | virus |
| cancer | cancer |
| feber | fever |
| bota | to heal |
| sjuk | sickAdjective, suffering from an illness |
| operera | to operate |
| diet | diet |
| stress | stress |
| vaccin | vaccine |
| prov | test |
| mottagning | practice |
| smärta | pain |
| hygien | hygiene |
| sjukhus | hospital |
| sjukdom | illness |
| läkare | doctor |
| patient | patientNoun, person under a doctor’s care |
| behandla | to treat |
| nödfall | emergency |
| skada | injury |
| klinik | clinic |
| funktionsnedsättning | disability |
Human body 25 words
| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| ben | boneHard part of the skeleton |
| hals | neck |
| rygg | back |
| näsa | nose |
| syn | sight |
| öga | eye |
| arm | arm |
| revben | rib |
| hjärta | heart |
| tand | tooth |
| lever | liver |
| smak | taste |
| kind | cheek |
| hand | hand |
| hud | skin |
| fot | foot |
| mjälte | spleen |
| blod | blood |
| huvud | head |
| röst | voice |
| kropp | body |
| armbåge | elbow |
| skalle | skull |
| finger | finger |
| panna | forehead |
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