How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Turkish 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 Turkish 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.

Turkish vocabulary: health and medical

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Turkish	English
kan bağışı	blood donation
kan alma	blood test
morluk	bruise
kanser	cancer
tamamlayıcı sağlık sigortası	complementary health cover
muayene	consultation
engellilik	disability
doktor	doctor
ateş	fever
baş ağrısı	headache
sağlık	health
sağlık sigortası	health insurance
hijyen	hygiene
enfeksiyon	infection
yara	injury
hasta dosyası	medical record
ilaç	medicine
ebe	midwife
ağrı	pain
eczane	pharmacy
reçete	prescription
karantina	quarantine
istirahat	rest
hasta	sickAdjective, suffering from an illness
istirahat raporu	sick leave
yan etki	side effect
stres	stress
cerrah	surgeon
tahlil	test
danışmak	to consult
canını yakmak	to hurt oneself
ameliyat etmek	to operate
iyileşmek	to recover
acı çekmek	to suffer
tedavi etmek	to treat
diş ağrısı	toothache
tedavi	treatment
aşı	vaccine
virüs	virus
bekleme odası	waiting room

Level 2: medium 35 words

Turkish	English
bağımlılık	addiction
alkolizm	alcoholism
ambulans	ambulance
anestezi	anaesthesia
astım	asthma
sargı	bandage
yanık	burn
hasta bakıcı	care assistant
alçı	cast
kolesterol	cholesterol
nezle	cold
nekahet	convalescence
öksürük	coughNoun, the symptom itself
kesik	cut
şeker hastalığı	diabetes
ishal	diarrhoea
damla	drops
gıda zehirlenmesi	food poisoning
pratisyen hekim	general practitioner
uykusuzluk	insomnia
bulantı	nausea
obezite	obesity
ameliyathane	operating theatre
eczacı	pharmacist
zatürre	pneumonia
protez	prosthesis
şifa	recovery
yara izi	scar
burkulma	sprain
şurup	syrup
termometre	thermometer
kanamak	to bleed
soğuk almak	to catch a cold
nakil	transplant
tekerlekli sandalye	wheelchair

Level 3: hard 25 words

Turkish	English
kansızlık	anaemia
anestezi uzmanı	anaesthetist
antibiyotik	antibiotic
kapsül	capsule
kardiyolog	cardiologist
bulaşma	contagion
koltuk değneği	crutch
susuz kalma	dehydration
dermatolog	dermatologist
doz	dosage
ilk yardımcı	first aider
merhem	ointment
fizik tedavi	physiotherapy
nüks	relapse
uyku ilacı	sleeping pill
sigara bağımlılığı	smoking habit
atel	splint
mide bağırsak enfeksiyonu	stomach bug
güneş çarpması	sunstroke
şırınga	syringe
bademcik iltihabı	throat infection
hastaneye yatırmak	to hospitalise
aşılamak	to vaccinate
kusma	vomiting
röntgen	X ray

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Frequently asked questions

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