How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese 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.

Vietnamese vocabulary: health and medical

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Vietnamese	English
hiến máu	blood donation
lấy máu	blood test
vết bầm	bruise
ung thư	cancer
bảo hiểm bổ sung	complementary health cover
buổi khám bệnh	consultation
khuyết tật	disability
bác sĩ	doctor
sốt	fever
đau đầu	headache
sức khoẻ	health
bảo hiểm y tế	health insurance
vệ sinh	hygiene
nhiễm trùng	infection
vết thương	injury
hồ sơ bệnh án	medical record
thuốc	medicine
nữ hộ sinh	midwife
cơn đau	pain
hiệu thuốc	pharmacy
đơn thuốc	prescription
cách li	quarantine
sự nghỉ ngơi	rest
ốm	sickAdjective, suffering from an illness
nghỉ ốm	sick leave
tác dụng phụ	side effect
căng thẳng	stress
bác sĩ phẫu thuật	surgeon
xét nghiệm	test
đi khám	to consult
tự làm mình đau	to hurt oneself
phẫu thuật	to operate
bình phục	to recover
chịu đau	to suffer
chữa trị	to treat
đau răng	toothache
sự điều trị	treatment
vắc xin	vaccine
vi rút	virus
phòng chờ	waiting room

Level 2: medium 35 words

Vietnamese	English
chứng nghiện	addiction
nghiện rượu	alcoholism
xe cứu thương	ambulance
sự gây mê	anaesthesia
hen suyễn	asthma
băng gạc	bandage
vết bỏng	burn
hộ lí	care assistant
bó bột	cast
cholesterol	cholesterol
cảm lạnh	cold
thời kì dưỡng bệnh	convalescence
cơn ho	coughNoun, the symptom itself
vết cắt	cut
bệnh tiểu đường	diabetes
tiêu chảy	diarrhoea
thuốc nhỏ	drops
ngộ độc thực phẩm	food poisoning
bác sĩ đa khoa	general practitioner
chứng mất ngủ	insomnia
buồn nôn	nausea
béo phì	obesity
phòng mổ	operating theatre
dược sĩ	pharmacist
viêm phổi	pneumonia
bộ phận giả	prosthesis
sự khỏi bệnh	recovery
sẹo	scar
bong gân	sprain
xi rô	syrup
nhiệt kế	thermometer
chảy máu	to bleed
bị cảm lạnh	to catch a cold
cấy ghép	transplant
xe lăn	wheelchair

Level 3: hard 25 words

Vietnamese	English
thiếu máu	anaemia
bác sĩ gây mê	anaesthetist
thuốc kháng sinh	antibiotic
viên nang	capsule
bác sĩ tim mạch	cardiologist
sự lây nhiễm	contagion
nạng	crutch
mất nước	dehydration
bác sĩ da liễu	dermatologist
liều dùng	dosage
nhân viên sơ cứu	first aider
thuốc mỡ	ointment
vật lí trị liệu	physiotherapy
tái phát	relapse
thuốc ngủ	sleeping pill
hút thuốc lá	smoking habit
nẹp	splint
viêm dạ dày ruột	stomach bug
say nắng	sunstroke
ống tiêm	syringe
viêm họng	throat infection
cho nhập viện	to hospitalise
tiêm phòng	to vaccinate
sự nôn mửa	vomiting
chụp X quang	X ray

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Frequently asked questions

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