General Vocabulary
Swedish | Svenska
Medical Environment | Taking the medical history | Physical Examination | Tests & Medication
- Personnel
Personal - Medical Equipment
Medicinsk utrustning - Finding your way around
Hitta vägen - Daily Routine
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| Personnel | Personal | |
| doctors | doktorer | |
| medical student | läkarstudent | |
| Medical student in the clinical part of the medical education (Germany, France, Spain …) | kandidat | |
| doctor | doktor | |
| junior doctor | underläkare | |
| F1/F2 doctor | AT-läkare | |
| trainee in ... | ST-läkare | |
| Consultant | överläkare | |
| Senior consultant | klinikchef | |
| Comparable to Senior Lecturer/Reader (UK) or Associate Professor (US) | docent | |
| ward physician | avdelningsläkare | |
| surgeon | kirurg | |
| anesthetist | narkosläkare | |
| obstetrician/gynecologist | gynekolog | |
| pediatrician | pediatriker/barnläkare | |
| radiologist | röntgenläkare/Radiolog | |
| psychiatrist | psykiater | |
| specialist in ... | specialist i… | |
| cardiologist | kardiolog | |
| gastroenterologist | gastroenterolog | |
| clinical pathologist | klinisk patolog | |
| pathologist | patolog | |
| urologist | urolog | |
| ophthalmologist | ögonläkare | |
| dermatologist | hudläkare/dermatolog | |
| general practitioner (GP) | allmänläkare | |
| oto[rhino]laryngologist | öron-näsa-halsläkare | |
| internist | internmedicinare | |
| Other members of the medical team | Annan vårdpersonal | |
| student nurse (male) | sjuksköterskestudent | |
| student nurse (female) | sjuksköterskestudent | |
| nurse | sjuksköterska | |
| night nurse | nattsjuksköterska | |
| head nurse | Chefsjuksköterska | |
| auxiliary nurse | undersköterska | |
| ward nurse | avdelningssjuksköterska | |
| day nurse | dagsjuksköterska | |
| theatre nurse (UK) / operating room nurse (US) | operationssjuksköterska | |
| midwife | barnmorska | |
| health care assistant, physiotherapist | sjukgymnast | |
| anesthetic nurse | narkossjuksköterska | |
| dietitian | dietist | |
| speech therapist | logoped | |
| occupational therapist | arbetsterapeut | |
| behavioural therapist | beteendeterapeut | |
| psychologist | psykolog | |
| paramedic | sjukvårdare | |
| lab assistant | labbassistent | |
| radiographer | röntgenassistent | |
| Assistant in obductions | obduktionstekniker | |
| Administration | Administrativ personal | |
| caretaker | vaktmästare | |
| personnel manager | personalchef | |
| legal advisor | juridisk rådgivare | |
| secretary | sekreterare | |
| typist | läkarsekreterare | |
| switchboard | växel | |
| chief of administration | administrationschef | |
| Useful phrases | Användbara fraser | |
| I'm a medical student from .... medical school. | Jag är läkarstudent från…medicinska fakulteten. | |
| I'm a fourth-year medical student | Jag är läkarstudent på fjärde året. | |
| I'm doing an elective / Erasmus exchange for 3 months | Jag gör utbyte/Erasmusutbyte under 3 månader. | |
| I qualified in medicine from .... university/medical school. | Jag har tagit läkarexamen från…universitet/ medicinska fakulteten . | |
| I want to specialise in ... . | Jag skulle vilja specialisera mig inom… | |
| I'm a trainee, doing a surgical rotation. | Jag är läkare och gör kirurgisk rotation. |
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| Personal Equipment | Personlig utrustning | |
| white coat | vit rock | |
| scrubs | sjukhuskläder | |
| cap | kirurgmössa | |
| stethoscope | stetoskop | |
| - bell | - klocka | |
| - diaphragm | - membran | |
| - earpiece | - öronsnäcka | |
| tendon hammer | reflexhammare | |
| tuning fork | vibrationsgaffel | |
| - vibration head | ||
| tongue depressor | spatel | |
| tape measure | måttband | |
| otoscope | otoskop | |
| ophthalmoscope | oftalmoskop | |
| pen-torch | ficklampa | |
| tourniquet | stasband | |
| head reflector | spegel | |
| Emergencies | Akut | |
| defibrillator | defibrillator | |
| face mask | ansiktsmask | |
| Ambu bag | Rubens blåsa | |
| 100% oxygen | 100% syre | |
| ventilator | respirator | |
| taking blood | ta blodprov | |
| (blood) tube | tub | |
| mandrel | mandräng | |
| needle holder | nålförare | |
| drip | dropp | |
| putting up a drip | sätta dropp | |
| normal saline | 1-liter koksaltlösning (natriumklorid) | |
| 5% dextrose | 1-liter 5% dextros | |
| infusion set | infusionsset | |
| drip stand | droppställning | |
| blood pressure cuff | blodtrycksmanschett | |
| Working material | Arbetsmaterial | |
| syringe | spruta | |
| needle | kanyl | |
| vacutainer | vacutainer | |
| label | etikett | |
| needle guard, bevel | nålskydd | |
| central line | centralvenöskateter(cvk) | |
| Dreiwegehahn | trevägskran | |
| butterfly | butterfly | |
| sharps container | avfallsbehållare | |
| dressing | förband | |
| bandage | förband | |
| kidney dish | rondskål | |
| latex examination gloves | engångshandskar | |
| surgical mask | ansiktsmask | |
| suture material | suturset | |
| skin disinfectant | desinfektionsmedel | |
| hand disinfectant | handdesinfektion | |
| swab | bomullssudd | |
| cellulose swab | celltork | |
| scissors | sax | |
| blade, scalpel | skalpell | |
| sticking plaster | plåster | |
| tape | tejp | |
| surgical tweezers | kirurgpincett | |
| anatomical tweezers | anatomisk pincett | |
| lubricant | smörjmedel | |
| Medication | Läkemedel | |
| pill, tablet | tablet | |
| capsule | kapsel | |
| drops | droppar | |
| ointment | salva | |
| lotion | lotion | |
| suppository | stolpiller | |
| drug chart | medicinlista | |
| prescription | recept | |
| At the bedside | Vid sjukhussängen | |
| clinical thermometer | termometer | |
| oxymeter ('sats') | saturationsmätare/pulsoxymeter | |
| observations chart | övervakningskurva | |
| crutch | krycka | |
| plaster cast | gips | |
| bedpan | bäcken | |
| urine bottle | urinflaska | |
| stretcher | bår | |
| examination table | brits | |
| trolley | vagn | |
| urine bag | KAD-påse | |
| wheelchair | rullstol |
| ward/unit | vårdavdelning/klinik | |
| ward round | avdelningsrond | |
| doctors' office | läkarexpedition | |
| sister's office/nurses' room | Sjuksköterskeexpedition | |
| examination room | undersökningsrum | |
| admissions (of a hospital) | inskrivning | |
| ambulance | ambulans | |
| emergency room (ER) | akuten | |
| first aid | första hjälpen | |
| intensive care unit (ICU) | intensivvårdsavdelning | |
| diagnostics department | medicinsk diagnostikavdelning | |
| X-ray | röntgen | |
| Echo | ekografi | |
| MRI | Magnettomografi(MR) | |
| CT | Datortomografi | |
| radiology department | röntgenavdelning | |
| laboratory/lab | laboratorium | |
| operating room (OR) | operationssal | |
| outpatient clinic - to send a patient to the outpatient clinic | polikliniskundersökning | |
| clinic | klinik | |
| delivery room | BB/förlossning | |
| pathology | patologi | |
| pharmacy (U.S.)/chemists (U.K.) | apotek | |
| patient's chart / previous history | journal | |
| to work a shift, to be on call | ha jour |
| General | Allmän | |
| ward round | avdelningsrond | |
| doctors' office | läkarexpeditionen | |
| to work a shift/nights | arbeta skift/natt | |
| to be on call | ha jour | |
| general Practitioner, surgery | allmänmedicinare | |
| appointment | läkartid | |
| Phones & Bleeps | Telefon och personsökare | |
| switchboard | telefonväxel | |
| extension | anknytning | |
| cardiac arrest call | hjärtlarm | |
| Useful expressions | Användbara uttryck | |
| Cardiac arrest on ward 1 | Hjärtstillestånd på avdelning 1 | |
| Could you bleep Dr. X? | Kan du söka Dr.X? | |
| He’s on extension 123 | Han finns på anknytning 123 | |
| Paperwork | Pappersarbete | |
| case history | journalanteckningar | |
| clinic letter | klinikbrev | |
| consent form | samtyckeformulär | |
| discharge summary | utskrivningsmeddelande | |
| drugs to take home | läkemedel att ta hem | |
| follow-up appointment | återbesök | |
| request forms (for investigations) | ansökningsblanketter (för undersökning) | |
| results | resultat | |
| death certificate | dödsintyg | |
| Useful expressions | Användbara uttryck | |
| I’m going to write in the notes | Jag kommer att skriva i journalen | |
| To do a discharge summary | Att skriva en epikris | |
| Write up the drugs to take home | Skriva recept på mediciner att ta med hem | |
| Arrange a follow-up/outpatients appointment | Ordna uppföljning/återbesök |
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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| Swedish - Spanish | |
| Swedish - Catalan | |
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| Swedish - Polish | |
| Swedish - Portuguese | |
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