General Vocabulary Norwegian | Norsk
Medical Environment | Taking the medical history | Physical Examination | Tests & Medication
- Personnel
Personale - Medical Equipment
Medisinsk utstyr - Finding your way around
Orientering - Daily Routine
Daglige rutiner - Downloads
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Medical Personnel | Personale | |
doctors | leger / doktorer | |
medical student | medisinstudent | |
Medical student in the clinical part of the medical education (Germany, France, Spain, Norway…) | medisinstudent i klinikken | |
doctor | lege / doktor | |
junior doctor | lege i spesialisering | |
F1/F2 doctor | turnuslege | |
trainee in ... | lege i spesialisering i … | |
Consultant | overlege | |
Senior consultant | klinikksjef | |
Comparable to Senior Lecturer/Reader (UK) or Associate Professor (US) | lektor / første amanuensis | |
ward physician | postlege | |
surgeon | kirurg | |
anesthetist | anestesilege | |
obstetrician/gynecologist | obstetriker / gynekolog | |
pediatrician | barnelege / pediater | |
radiologist | radiolog / røntgenlege | |
psychiatrist | psykiater | |
specialist in ... | spesialist i ... | |
cardiologist | kardiolog | |
gastroenterologist | gastroenterolog | |
clinical pathologist | klinisk patolog | |
pathologist | patolog | |
urologist | urolog | |
ophthalmologist | øyenlege / oftalmolog | |
dermatologist | hudlege / dermatolog | |
general practitioner (GP) | allmennpraktiker/ fastlege | |
oto[rhino]laryngologist | øre-nese-hals lege | |
internist | indremedisiner | |
Other members of the medical team | Andre medlemmer av det medisinske team | |
student nurse (male) | sykepleierstudent | |
student nurse (female) | sykepleierstudent | |
nurse | sykepleier | |
night nurse | nattsykepleier | |
head nurse | sjefssykepleier/ avdlingssykepleier | |
auxiliary nurse | hjelpepleier/ helsearbeider, fysioterapeut | |
ward nurse | (post)sykepleier | |
day nurse | dagsykepleier | |
theatre nurse (UK) / operating room nurse (US) | operasjonssykepleier | |
midwife | jordmor | |
health care assistant, physiotherapist | hjelpepleier/ helsearbeider, fysioterapeut | |
anesthetic nurse | anestesisykepleier | |
dietitian | klinisk ernæringsfysiolog/ dietetiker | |
speech therapist | logoped | |
occupational therapist | ergoterapeut | |
behavioural therapist | atferdsterapeut | |
psychologist | psykolog | |
paramedic | førstehjelper/ redningsmann/ ambulansepersonell | |
lab assistant | laborant/ bioingeniør | |
radiographer | radiograf | |
Assistant in obductions | obduskjonsassistent | |
Administration | Administrasjon | |
caretaker | vaktmester | |
personnel manager | personal sjef | |
legal advisor | juridisk rådgiver | |
secretary | sekretær | |
switchboard | sentralbord | |
chief of administration | administrasjonssjef | |
Useful phrases | Nyttige uttrykk | |
I'm a medical student from .... medical school. | Jeg er medisinstudent fra … | |
I'm a fourth-year medical student. | Jeg er fjerde års medisinstudent. | |
I'm doing an elective / Erasmus exchange for 3 months. | Jeg har 3 måneders valgtermin/ Erasmus utveksling. | |
I qualified in medicine from .... university/medical school. | Jeg er ferdig lege fra universitetet i ... | |
I want to specialise in ... . | Jeg har lyst til å spesialisere meg i …. | |
I'm a trainee, doing a surgical rotation. | Jeg er tainee/ hospitant som er på rotasjon i kirurgi. |
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Personal Equipment | Utstyr | |
white coat | (hvit) frakk | |
scrubs | vask | |
cap | hette | |
stethoscope | stetoskop | |
- bell | - klokke | |
- diaphragm | - membran | |
- earpiece | - øreplugger | |
tendon hammer | reflekshammer | |
tuning fork | stemmegaffel | |
- vibration head | svinghodet | |
tongue depressor | tungespatel | |
tape measure | målbånd | |
otoscope | otoskop | |
ophthalmoscope | ophthalmoskop | |
pen-torch | lommelykt | |
tourniquet | torniquette | |
head reflector | pannelykt | |
Emergencies | Nødsituasjoner | |
defibrillator | defibrillator | |
face mask | ansiktsmaske | |
Ambu bag | ballong | |
100% oxygen | hundre prosent surstoff/ oksygen | |
ventilator | respirator | |
taking blood | blodprøve | |
(blood) tube | blodprøverør | |
mandrel | mandrin | |
needle holder | nadelholder | |
drip | drypp | |
putting up a drip | henge opp intravenøs/ drypp | |
normal saline | 1 liter pose med 0,9 prosent saltvann | |
5% dextrose | 1 liter pose med 5% glucose | |
infusion set | infusionsset | |
drip stand | (flaske)stativ | |
blood pressure cuff | blodtrykksmansjett | |
Working material | Arbeidsmaterial | |
syringe | sprøyte | |
needle | nål | |
vacutainer | vacuumrør | |
label | navnelapp | |
central line | intravenøs cannule/ kateter, intravenøst drypp, venflon | |
three-way connector | treveiskobling | |
butterfly | butterfly | |
sharps container | boks for spisst avfall | |
dressing | kompress | |
bandage | bandasje | |
kidney dish | spyttbekken | |
latex examination gloves | engangshansker | |
surgical mask | mundbind | |
suture material | suturset | |
skin disinfectant | desinfeksjonsmiddel for huden | |
hand disinfectant | desinfeksjonsmiddel for hender | |
swab | bomulssdott | |
cellulose swab | cellstoffdott | |
scissors | saks | |
blade, scalpel | skapelblad | |
sticking plaster | plaster | |
tape | tape | |
Tweezers (surgical) | kirurgisk pinsett | |
Tweezers (anatomical) | anatomisk pinsett | |
lubricant | smøremiddel | |
Medication | Legemidler | |
pill, tablet | pille / tablett | |
capsule | kapsel | |
drops | dråpe | |
ointment | salve | |
lotion | lotion | |
suppository | stikkpille | |
drug chart | medikamentliste / medisnark | |
prescription | foreskriving / resept | |
At the bedside | Ved sengen | |
clinical thermometer | termometer | |
oxymeter ('sats') | pulsoksymeter | |
observations chart | kurve | |
crutch | krykke | |
plaster cast | gips | |
bedpan | bekken | |
urine bottle | urinflaske | |
stretcher | båre | |
examination table | undersøkelsesbenk | |
walking frame/ walker rollator | gåvogn | |
urine bag | urinpose | |
wheelchair | rullestol |
ward/unit | Post/ enhet | |
ward round | Visitt | |
doctors' office | Legekontor | |
sister's office/nurses' room | Vaktrom | |
examination room | Undersøkelsesrom | |
admissions (of a hospital) | Henvisning | |
ambulance | Ambulanse/ sykebil | |
emergency room (ER) | Akuttmottak/ akuttrom | |
first aid | Førstehjelp | |
intensive care unit (ICU) | Intensivavdeling | |
diagnostics department | Radiologisk (røntgen) avdeling | |
X-ray | Røntgen | |
Echo | Ekkokardiografi | |
MRI | MR | |
CT | CT | |
radiology department | Radiologisk avdeling | |
laboratory/lab | Laboratorium | |
operating room (OR) | Operasjonsstue | |
outpatient clinic - to send a patient to the outpatient clinic | Poliklinikk | |
clinic | Klinikk/ avdeling | |
delivery room | Fødestue | |
pathology | Patologi | |
pharmacy (U.S.)/chemists (U.K.) | Apotek | |
patient's chart / previous history | Anamnese/ sykehistorie | |
to work a shift, to be on call | Å jobbe en vakt, å ha vakt |
General | ||
ward round | Visitt | |
doctors' office | Legekontor | |
to work a shift/nights | Arbeide et skift/ nattevakt | |
to be on call | Ha vakt | |
General Practitioner / surgery | Allmennpraktiker (fastlege) | |
appointment | Avtale/ time | |
Phones & Bleeps | Telefon og calling | |
switchboard | Sentralbord | |
extension | Internummer | |
cardiac arrest call | Stans alarm / calling | |
Useful expressions | Nyttig uttrykk | |
Cardiac arrest on ward 1 | Hjertestans på post 1 | |
Could you bleep Dr. X? | Kan du kalle opp/ calle Dr X? | |
He’s on extension 123 | Han er på internnummer 123 | |
Paperwork | Kontrarbeid / papirarbeid | |
[paperwork for history taking] | Anamneseopptak | |
clinic letter | Brev fra legen | |
consent form | Samtykkeskjema | |
discharge summary | Epikrise | |
drugs to take home | Resept | |
follow-up appointment | Kontrolltime | |
request forms (for investigations) | Prøveskjema (oftest digital/ nettbasert) | |
results | Resultater | |
death certificate | Dødserklæring | |
Useful expressions | Nyttige uttrykk | |
I’m going to write in the notes | Jeg skriver i journalen. | |
To do a discharge summary | Å skrive et utskrivingsnotat eller epikrise. | |
Write up the drugs to take home | Skrive respet på medisner til bruk hjemme. | |
Arrange a follow-up/outpatients appointment | Avtale en kontrolltime. |
Note: The vocabulary tables are provided as Excel files. Each of them contains several spreadsheets according to the structure used on the website.