General Vocabulary English

 

Medical Personnel
medical student
doctor
junior doctor
F1/F2 doctor
trainee in ...
Consultant
Senior consultant
ward physician
surgeon
anesthetist
obstetrician/gynecologist
pediatrician
radiologist
psychiatrist
specialist in ...
cardiologist
gastroenterologist
clinical pathologist
pathologist
urologist
ophthalmologist
dermatologist
general practitioner (GP)
oto[rhino]laryngologist
internist
Other members of the medical team
student nurse (male)
student nurse (female)
nurse
night nurse
head nurse
auxiliary nurse
ward nurse
day nurse
theatre nurse (UK) / operating room nurse (US)
midwife
health care assistant, physiotherapist
anesthetic nurse
dietitian
speech therapist
behavioural therapist
psychologist
paramedic
lab assistant
radiographer
assistant in obductions
Administration
caretaker
legal advisor
secretary
typist
switchboard
chief of administration
Useful phrases
I'm a medical student from .... medical school.
I'm a fourth-year medical student
I'm doing an elective / Erasmus exchange  for 3 months
I qualified in medicine from .... university/medical school.
I want to specialise in ... .
I'm a trainee, doing a surgical rotation.

 

 

Personal Equipment
white coat
scrubs*
surgical cap*
stethoscope*
- bell*
- diaphragm*
- earpiece*
tendon hammer*
tuning fork*
tongue depressor*
tape measure*
otoscope*
ophthalmoscope*
pen-torch*
tourniquet*
head mirror*
Emergencies
defibrillator*
face mask
Ambu bag*
100% oxygen
ventilator
blood collection tubes*
tubus*
mandrin*
needle holder*
drip
putting up a drip
normal saline*
5% dextrose*
infusion set*
drip stand*
blood pressure cuff*
Working material
syringe*
cannula*
Vacutainer*
needle guard, bevel
intravenous access/indwelling cannula*
three-way connector*
butterfly*
sharps container*
gauze pad*
bandage*
kidney bowl, emesis basin*
latex examination gloves*
surgical mask*
suture set with thread and needle*
skin disinfecting spray*
skin disinfectant*
swabs
tissue swabs*
scissors*
blade, scalpell*
band aid*
adhesive tape*
tweezers (surgical)*
tweezers (anatomical)*
lubricant
Medication
pill, tablet*
capsule*
drops (pl.)*
ointment*
lotion*
suppository*
drug chart
prescription
At the bedside
clinical thermometer*
oxymeter (sats)
obvservations chart
crutches*
plaster cast
bedpan
urine bottle
stretcher
examination table*
walking frame/ walker rollator*
urine bag*
wheelchair

 

ward/unit
ward round
doctors' office
sister's office/nurses' room
examination room
admissions (of a hospital)
ambulance
emergency room (ER)
first aid
intensive care unit (ICU)
diagnostics department
X-ray
Echo
MRI
CT
radiology department
laboratory/lab
operating room (OR)
outpatient clinic - to send a patient to the outpatient clinic
clinic
delivery room
pathology
pharmacy (U.S.)/chemists (U.K.)
patient's chart / previous history
to work a shift, to be on call

 

 

General
ward round
doctors' office
to work a shift / nights
to be on call
General Practitioner, surgery
appointment
Phones & Bleeps
switchboard
extension
cardiac arrest call
Useful expressions
Cardiac arrest on ward 1
Could you bleep Dr. X?
He’s on extension 123
Paperwork
clinic letter
consent form
discharge summary
drugs to take home
follow-up appointment
request forms (for investigations)
results
death certificate
Useful expressions
I’m going to write in the notes
To do a discharge summary
Write up the drugs to take home
Arrange a follow-up/outpatients appointment

 

Note: The vocabulary tables are provided as Excel files. Each of them contains several spreadsheets according to the structure used on the website.

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