English-German medical phrases
This phrasebook of emergency medical phrases was produced using Microsoft Translator.
See http://www.davecurtis.net/phrasebook for further information.
Disclaimer: The translations are generated automatically and no guarantee is given as to their accuracy.
The translations are produced from single words or short phrases so they are not always appropriate
to the context. However hopefully they may be useful in emergency in order to provide a little bit of information about medical problems.
Copyright Dave Curtis 2013.
Contents
Seeing a doctor
Getting to be seen
Getting treatment
Current medical problems
Current diseases
Current medication
Words to describe symptoms
Injury
Pain
Bleeding
Parts of the body
Specific complaints
General symptoms
Breathing
Heart
Digestion
Urinary system
Reproductive system
Nervous system
Mental health
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Seeing a doctor
Getting to be seen - Immer zu sehen
I feel unwell. - Ich fühle mich unwohl.
I need to see a doctor. - Ich brauche einen Arzt aufzusuchen.
I need to see a nurse. - Ich muss eine Krankenschwester zu sehen.
I need to go to hospital. - Ich muss ins Krankenhaus.
I need to be admitted to hospital. - Ich muss ins Krankenhaus aufgenommen werden.
I want to arrange to return for health treatment in my own country. - Ich möchte gerne für die medizinische Versorgung in meinem Heimatland zurückzukehren.
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Getting treatment - Behandlung
I have health insurance. - Ich habe die Krankenversicherung.
Here is my health insurance policy. - Hier ist meine Krankenversicherung.
I do not have health insurance. - Ich habe keine Krankenversicherung.
Can I pay by credit card? - Kann ich per Kreditkarte bezahlen?
Please give me a letter for my own doctor. - Bitte geben Sie mir einen Brief für meine eigenen Arzt.
Please tell me where I can take this prescription. - Bitte sagen Sie mir, wo ich das Rezept zu gelangen.
Do I have to come into hospital. - Muss ich ins Krankenhaus kommen.
Do I have to come back to see you again? - Habe ich zurückkommen, um Sie wieder zu sehen?
Please write down the instructions for the medicine. - Bitte notieren Sie die Anweisungen für die Medizin.
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Current medical problems
Current diseases - Aktuelle Krankheiten
I have asthma. - Ich habe Asthma.
I have chronic bronchitis. - Ich habe chronischen Bronchitis.
I have heart disease. - Ich habe die Herz-Kreislauferkrankungen.
I have heart failure. - Ich habe Herzinsuffizienz.
I have angina. - Ich habe Angina pectoris.
I have epilepsy. - Ich habe Epilepsie.
I have cancer. - Ich habe Krebs.
I have leukaemia. - Ich habe Leukämie.
I have lymphoma. - Ich habe Lymphom.
I have HIV. - Ich habe HIV.
I have diabetes. - Ich habe Diabetes.
I have rheumatoid arthritis. - Ich habe rheumatoide Arthritis.
I have sickle cell disease. - Ich habe die Sichelzellanämie.
I have thalassaemia. - Ich habe Thalassämie.
I have depression. - Ich habe die Depression.
I have schizophrenia. - Ich habe Schizophrenie.
I have manic depression. - Ich habe die manische Depression.
I have bipolar disorder. - Ich habe eine bipolare Störung.
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Current medication - Aktuelle Medikamente
This is my medication. - Dies ist meine Medikamente.
I take these tablets once a day. - Ich nehme diese Tabletten täglich.
I take these tablets twice a day. - Ich nehme diese Tabletten zweimal täglich.
It is important that I take these tablets every day. - Es ist wichtig, dass ich diese Tabletten täglich nehmen.
I have been taking these tablets for two weeks. - Für zwei Wochen nehme ich diese Tabletten.
I have been taking these tablets for two years. - Seit zwei Jahren nehme ich diese Tabletten.
I need more of this medicine. - Ich brauche mehr von dieser Medizin.
I need more of these tablets. - Ich brauche mehr von diesen Tabletten.
I took too many of these tablets. - Ich habe zu viele dieser Tabletten.
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Words to describe symptoms
Injury - Verletzungen
I was injured. - Ich war verletzt.
Somebody hit me. - Jemand hat mich.
Somebody stabbed me. - Jemand stieß mich.
I was hit by a car. - Ich wurde von einem Auto überfahren.
I was bitten by an insect. - Ich wurde durch ein Insekt gebissen.
I was bitten by a dog. - Ich wurde von einem Hund gebissen.
I fell. - Ich verliebte mich.
I fell off a bicycle. - Ich bin vom Fahrrad gefallen.
I fell off a motorbike. - Ich bin vom Motorrad gefallen.
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Pain - Schmerzen
I have a pain here. - Ich habe hier einen Schmerz.
It hurts here. - Es schmerzt mich hier.
The pain starts here and it goes to here. - Der Schmerz beginnt hier und es geht hier.
The pain is there all the time. - Der Schmerz ist es die ganze Zeit.
The pain comes and goes. - Der Schmerz kommt und geht.
It hurts when I touch it. - Es tut weh, wenn ich es berühre.
It is worse when I am standing up. - Es ist schlimmer, wenn ich oben stehe.
It is worse when I am lying down. - Es ist schlimmer, wenn ich Lüge, nach unten.
The pain feels like a burning pain. - Der Schmerz fühlt sich an wie eine brennende Schmerzen.
The pain is a sharp pain. - Der Schmerz ist scharfen Schmerz.
The pain feels like it is squeezing. - Der Schmerz fühlt sich an wie es quetschen ist.
It is a crushing pain. - Es ist einer vernichtenden Schmerz.
The pain feels like something is pushing down on me. - Der Schmerz fühlt sich an wie etwas auf mich drückt.
The pain has been there for one day. - Eines Tages wurde es der Schmerz.
The pain has been there for two days. - Der Schmerz ist seit zwei Tagen.
The pain has been there for one week. - Der Schmerz ist seit einer Woche.
The pain started suddenly. - Der Schmerz begann plötzlich.
The pain began gradually. - Der Schmerz begann allmählich.
I have had this pain before. - Ich habe diese Schmerzen vor.
I have never had this pain before. - Ich hatte noch nie diesen Schmerz vor.
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Bleeding - Blutungen
I am bleeding. - I 'm bleeding.
There is blood in my urine. - Es ist Blut in meinem Urin.
There is blood in my faeces. - Es ist Blut in meinem Kot.
There is blood in my vomit. - Es ist Blut in meinem Erbrochenem.
I cough up blood. - Ich Husten Blut.
There is blood in my sputum. - Es ist Blut in meinem Auswurf.
I had a nosebleed. - Ich hatte ein Nasenbluten.
I am bleeding from my anus. - Ich bin aus meinem Anus Blutungen.
I am bleeding between my periods. - Ich bin zwischen meine Perioden Blutung.
My periods finished a few years ago but I am bleeding again. - Meine Perioden fertig vor ein paar Jahren, aber ich bin wieder Blutungen.
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Parts of the body - Teile des Körpers
My head. - Meinen Kopf.
My eye. - Mein Auge.
My ear. - Mein Ohr.
My mouth. - Meinen Mund.
My face. - Mein Gesicht.
My neck. - Meinen Hals.
My shoulder. - Meine Schulter.
My elbow. - Meine Ellenbogen.
My hip. - Meiner Hüfte.
My knee. - Mein Knie.
My ankle. - Meine Knöchel.
My foot. - Mein Fuß.
My arm. - Meinen Arm.
My leg. - Mein Bein.
My hand. - Meine Hand.
My finger. - Meine Finger.
My toe. - Meine Zehen.
My chest. - Meine Brust.
My stomach. - Mein Magen.
My heart. - Mein Herz.
My lung. - Meine Lunge.
My throat. - Meiner Kehle.
My brain. - Mein Gehirn.
My kidney. - Meine Niere.
My liver. - Meine Leber.
My intestine. - Mein Darm.
My bowel. - Mein Darm.
My rectum. - Mein Rektum.
My anus. - Mein Anus.
My spleen. - Meine Milz.
My uterus. - Meine Gebärmutter.
My ovary. - Meine Eierstöcke.
My vagina. - Meine Vagina.
My testis. - Meine Hoden.
My penis. - Mein Penis.
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Specific complaints
General symptoms - Allgemeine Symptome
I feel ill. - Ich fühle mich krank.
I have a fever. - Ich habe Fieber.
I have been sweating a lot. - Ich habe viel schwitzen, wurde.
I feel cold. - Ich fühle mich kalt.
I have been shaking. - Ich habe erschüttert worden.
I feel tired. - Ich fühle mich müde.
I feel faint. - Ich fühle mich schwach.
I feel dizzy. - Ich fühle mich schwindlig.
I had a fit. - Ich hatte einen Anfall.
I fainted. - Ich wurde ohnmächtig.
I was unconscious. - Ich war bewusstlos.
I fell over. - Ich ging zurück.
I had a fit and I was shaking. - Ich hatte einen Anfall und ich zitterte.
I had a fit and I urinated. - Ich hatte einen Anfall und ich urinierte.
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Breathing - Atmung
I have difficulty breathing. - Ich habe Schwierigkeiten beim Atmen.
It feels like I can't breathe. - Es fühlt sich wie ich nicht atmen können.
I was wheezing when I was trying to breathe. - Ich war Keuchen, als ich versuchte zu atmen.
I have a cough. - Ich habe einen Husten.
I have been coughing a lot. - Ich habe viel Husten wurde.
I have been coughing at night. - Ich habe in der Nacht Husten wurde.
I wake up out of breath at night. - Ich aufwache außer Atem, nachts.
I am coughing up sputum which is yellow. - Ich bin Auswurf Husten die gelb ist.
I am coughing up sputum which is white. - Ich bin Auswurf Husten das weiss ist.
I am coughing up sputum which is green. - Ich bin Auswurf Husten die grün ist.
I am coughing up sputum with blood in it. - Ich bin Husten mit Auswurf mit Blut drin.
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Heart - Herz
My heart beats fast. - Mein Herz schlägt schnell.
My heart beats slowly. - Mein Herz schlägt langsam.
My heart was beating hard. - Mein Herz schlug hart.
My heartbeat was irregular. - Mein Herzschlag war unregelmäßig.
When I exercise I get a pain in the middle of my chest. - Wenn ich trainiere, bekomme ich einen Schmerz in der Mitte meiner Brust.
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Digestion - Verdauung
I have stomach ache. - Ich habe Magen Schmerzen.
I feel sick. - Ich fühle mich krank.
I have been sick. - Ich bin krank gewesen.
I vomited. - Ich erbrach.
I have diarrhoea. - Ich habe Durchfall.
I have diarrhoea every two hours. - Ich habe Durchfall alle zwei Stunden.
I have diarrhoea with blood in it. - Ich habe Durchfall mit Blut drin.
I am not eating properly. - Ich bin nicht richtig essen.
I do not have an appetite. - Ich habe keine Lust.
I have lost weight. - Ich habe Gewicht verloren.
I have constipation. - Ich habe Verstopfung.
I cannot defecate. - Ich kann nicht verrichten.
I only defecate every three days. - Ich Stuhlgang nur alle drei Tage.
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Urinary system - Harnwege
I urinate every two hours. - Ich urinieren alle zwei Stunden.
I have not urinated for many hours. - Ich habe viele Stunden lang nicht uriniert.
I have not urinated since yesterday. - Ich habe seit gestern nicht uriniert.
When I urinate it hurts. - Wenn ich es schmerzt urinieren.
It stings when I urinate. - Es brennt wenn ich urinieren.
There is blood in my urine. - Es ist Blut in meinem Urin.
My urine looks cloudy. - Mein Urin sieht bedeckt.
My urine smells bad. - Mein Urin riecht schlecht.
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Reproductive system - Reproduktive system
I have heavy periods. - Ich habe schwere Zeiten.
My periods are not regular. - Meine Zeiten sind nicht regelmäßig.
I have bleeding between my periods. - Ich habe zwischen meinem Perioden Blutung.
My periods finished years ago but now I am bleeding again. - Meine Perioden wurde vor Jahren, aber jetzt bin ich wieder Blutungen.
I might be pregnant. - Ich könnte schwanger sein.
It is not possible that I am pregnant. - Es ist nicht möglich, dass ich schwanger bin.
I last had sex two days ago. - Zuletzt hatte ich vor zwei Tagen Sex.
I have not had sex for a long time. - Ich hatte nicht Sex seit langem.
I have a discharge from my vagina. - Ich habe eine Entlastung von meiner Scheide.
I have a discharge from my urethra. - Ich habe eine Entlastung aus meiner Harnröhre.
I have a discharge from my penis. - Ich habe eine Entlastung von meinen Penis.
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Nervous system - Nervensystem
I feel tingling in my hands. - Ich fühle ein Kribbeln in meinen Händen.
I feel tingling in my feet. - Ich fühle ein Kribbeln in meinen Füßen.
My arm is weak. - Mein Arm ist schwach.
My leg is weak. - Mein Bein ist schwach.
I cannot see properly. - Ich sehe nicht richtig.
I cannot see properly with one eye. - Ich kann nicht richtig mit einem Auge sehen.
I have difficulty speaking. - Ich habe Schwierigkeiten zu sprechen.
I cannot read. - Ich kann nicht lesen.
I cannot feel things properly with my hand. - Ich kann nicht die Dinge richtig mit meiner Hand fühlen.
I cannot feel things properly on my arm. - Ich kann nicht die Dinge richtig auf meinem Arm fühlen.
I cannot feel things properly on my face. - Ich kann nicht die Dinge richtig auf meinem Gesicht fühlen.
I cannot feel things properly on my leg. - Ich kann nicht die Dinge richtig auf mein Bein Gefühl.
My hand shakes. - Meine Hand schüttelt.
My leg shakes. - Mein Bein schüttelt.
I feel unsteady on my feet. - Ich fühle mich unsicher auf den Beinen.
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Mental health - Psychische Gesundheit
I feel very frightened. - Ich fühle mich sehr erschrocken.
I feel very depressed. - Ich fühle mich sehr deprimiert.
I feel very sad. - Ich bin sehr traurig.
I want to kill myself. - Ich will mich umbringen.
I am thinking of killing myself. - Ich denke an mich umzubringen.
I can hear voices. - Ich höre Stimmen.
I can hear people talking about me. - Ich kann die Leute über mich reden hören.
People are watching me. - Leute beobachten mich.
People are following me. - Menschen sind mir zu folgen.
People are trying to kill me. - Menschen versuchen, mich zu töten.
I keep forgetting things. - Ich vergesse Dinge.
I don't know where I am. - Ich weiß nicht, wo ich bin.
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Index
a,
b,
c,
d,
e,
f,
g,
h,
i,
j,
k,
l,
m,
n,
o,
p,
q,
r,
s,
t,
u,
v,
w,
x,
y,
z
Contents
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a
a - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Current medication, Injury, Pain, Bleeding, General symptoms, Breathing, Heart, Reproductive system
about - Mental health
ache - Digestion
admitted - Getting to be seen
again - Getting treatment, Bleeding, Reproductive system
ago - Bleeding, Reproductive system
all - Pain
am - Pain, Bleeding, Breathing, Digestion, Reproductive system, Mental health
an - Injury, Digestion
and - Pain, General symptoms
angina - Current diseases
ankle - Parts of the body
anus - Bleeding, Parts of the body
appetite - Digestion
are - Reproductive system, Mental health
arm - Parts of the body, Nervous system
arrange - Getting to be seen
arthritis - Current diseases
asthma - Current diseases
at - Breathing
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b
back - Getting treatment
bad - Urinary system
be - Getting to be seen, Reproductive system
beating - Heart
beats - Heart
been - Current medication, Pain, General symptoms, Breathing, Digestion
before - Pain
began - Pain
between - Bleeding, Reproductive system
bicycle - Injury
bipolar - Current diseases
bitten - Injury
bleeding - Bleeding, Reproductive system
blood - Bleeding, Breathing, Digestion, Urinary system
body - Parts of the body
bowel - Parts of the body
brain - Parts of the body
breath - Breathing
breathe - Breathing
breathing - Breathing
bronchitis - Current diseases
burning - Pain
but - Bleeding, Reproductive system
by - Getting treatment, Injury
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c
can - Getting treatment, Mental health
can't - Breathing
cancer - Current diseases
cannot - Digestion, Nervous system
car - Injury
card - Getting treatment
cell - Current diseases
chest - Parts of the body, Heart
chronic - Current diseases
cloudy - Urinary system
cold - General symptoms
come - Getting treatment
comes - Pain
constipation - Digestion
cough - Bleeding, Breathing
coughing - Breathing
country - Getting to be seen
credit - Getting treatment
crushing - Pain
current - Current diseases, Current medication
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d
day - Current medication, Pain
days - Pain, Digestion, Reproductive system
defecate - Digestion
depressed - Mental health
depression - Current diseases
diabetes - Current diseases
diarrhoea - Digestion
difficulty - Breathing, Nervous system
digestion - Digestion
discharge - Reproductive system
disease - Current diseases
diseases - Current diseases
disorder - Current diseases
dizzy - General symptoms
do - Getting treatment, Digestion
doctor - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment
dog - Injury
don't - Mental health
down - Getting treatment, Pain
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e
ear - Parts of the body
eating - Digestion
elbow - Parts of the body
epilepsy - Current diseases
every - Current medication, Digestion, Urinary system
exercise - Heart
eye - Parts of the body, Nervous system
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f
face - Parts of the body, Nervous system
faeces - Bleeding
failure - Current diseases
faint - General symptoms
fainted - General symptoms
fast - Heart
feel - Getting to be seen, General symptoms, Digestion, Nervous system, Mental health
feels - Pain, Breathing
feet - Nervous system
fell - Injury, General symptoms
fever - General symptoms
few - Bleeding
finger - Parts of the body
finished - Bleeding, Reproductive system
fit - General symptoms
following - Mental health
foot - Parts of the body
for - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Current medication, Pain, Urinary system, Reproductive system
forgetting - Mental health
frightened - Mental health
from - Bleeding, Reproductive system
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g
general - General symptoms
get - Heart
getting - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment
give - Getting treatment
go - Getting to be seen
goes - Pain
gradually - Pain
green - Breathing
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h
had - Pain, Bleeding, General symptoms, Reproductive system
hand - Parts of the body, Nervous system
hands - Nervous system
hard - Heart
has - Pain
have - Getting treatment, Current diseases, Current medication, Pain, General symptoms, Breathing, Digestion, Urinary system, Reproductive system, Nervous system
head - Parts of the body
health - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Mental health
hear - Mental health
heart - Current diseases, Parts of the body, Heart
heartbeat - Heart
heavy - Reproductive system
here - Getting treatment, Pain
hip - Parts of the body
hit - Injury
hiv - Current diseases
hospital - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment
hours - Digestion, Urinary system
hurts - Pain, Urinary system
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i
i - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Current diseases, Current medication, Injury, Pain, Bleeding, General symptoms, Breathing, Heart
ill - General symptoms
important - Current medication
in - Getting to be seen, Bleeding, Breathing, Heart, Digestion, Urinary system, Nervous system
injured - Injury
injury - Injury
insect - Injury
instructions - Getting treatment
insurance - Getting treatment
intestine - Parts of the body
into - Getting treatment
irregular - Heart
is - Getting treatment, Current medication, Pain, Bleeding, Breathing, Urinary system, Reproductive system, Nervous system
it - Current medication, Pain, Breathing, Digestion, Urinary system, Reproductive system
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j
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k
keep - Mental health
kidney - Parts of the body
kill - Mental health
killing - Mental health
knee - Parts of the body
know - Mental health
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l
last - Reproductive system
leg - Parts of the body, Nervous system
letter - Getting treatment
leukaemia - Current diseases
like - Pain, Breathing
liver - Parts of the body
long - Reproductive system
looks - Urinary system
lost - Digestion
lot - General symptoms, Breathing
lung - Parts of the body
lying - Pain
lymphoma - Current diseases
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m
manic - Current diseases
many - Current medication, Urinary system
me - Getting treatment, Injury, Pain, Mental health
medication - Current medication
medicine - Getting treatment, Current medication
mental - Mental health
middle - Heart
might - Reproductive system
more - Current medication
motorbike - Injury
mouth - Parts of the body
my - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Current medication, Bleeding, Parts of the body, Heart, Urinary system, Reproductive system, Nervous system
myself - Mental health
index
n
neck - Parts of the body
need - Getting to be seen, Current medication
nervous - Nervous system
never - Pain
night - Breathing
nosebleed - Bleeding
not - Getting treatment, Digestion, Urinary system, Reproductive system
now - Reproductive system
nurse - Getting to be seen
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o
of - Current medication, Parts of the body, Breathing, Heart, Mental health
off - Injury
on - Pain, Nervous system
once - Current medication
one - Pain, Nervous system
only - Digestion
out - Breathing
ovary - Parts of the body
over - General symptoms
own - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment
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p
pain - Pain, Heart
parts - Parts of the body
pay - Getting treatment
penis - Parts of the body, Reproductive system
people - Mental health
periods - Bleeding, Reproductive system
please - Getting treatment
policy - Getting treatment
possible - Reproductive system
pregnant - Reproductive system
prescription - Getting treatment
properly - Digestion, Nervous system
pushing - Pain
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q
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r
read - Nervous system
rectum - Parts of the body
regular - Reproductive system
reproductive - Reproductive system
return - Getting to be seen
rheumatoid - Current diseases
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s
sad - Mental health
schizophrenia - Current diseases
see - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Nervous system
seen - Getting to be seen
sex - Reproductive system
shakes - Nervous system
shaking - General symptoms
sharp - Pain
shoulder - Parts of the body
sick - Digestion
sickle - Current diseases
since - Urinary system
slowly - Heart
smells - Urinary system
somebody - Injury
something - Pain
speaking - Nervous system
spleen - Parts of the body
sputum - Bleeding, Breathing
squeezing - Pain
stabbed - Injury
standing - Pain
started - Pain
starts - Pain
stings - Urinary system
stomach - Parts of the body, Digestion
suddenly - Pain
sweating - General symptoms
symptoms - General symptoms
system - Urinary system, Reproductive system, Nervous system
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t
tablets - Current medication
take - Getting treatment, Current medication
taking - Current medication
talking - Mental health
tell - Getting treatment
testis - Parts of the body
thalassaemia - Current diseases
that - Current medication, Reproductive system
the - Getting treatment, Pain, Parts of the body, Heart
there - Pain, Bleeding, Urinary system
these - Current medication
things - Nervous system, Mental health
thinking - Mental health
this - Getting treatment, Current medication, Pain
three - Digestion
throat - Parts of the body
time - Pain, Reproductive system
tingling - Nervous system
tired - General symptoms
to - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Pain, Breathing, Mental health
toe - Parts of the body
too - Current medication
took - Current medication
touch - Pain
treatment - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment
trying - Breathing, Mental health
twice - Current medication
two - Current medication, Pain, Digestion, Urinary system, Reproductive system
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u
unconscious - General symptoms
unsteady - Nervous system
unwell - Getting to be seen
up - Pain, Bleeding, Breathing
urethra - Reproductive system
urinary - Urinary system
urinate - Urinary system
urinated - General symptoms, Urinary system
urine - Bleeding, Urinary system
uterus - Parts of the body
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v
vagina - Parts of the body, Reproductive system
very - Mental health
voices - Mental health
vomit - Bleeding
vomited - Digestion
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w
wake - Breathing
want - Getting to be seen, Mental health
was - Injury, General symptoms, Breathing, Heart
watching - Mental health
weak - Nervous system
week - Pain
weeks - Current medication
weight - Digestion
wheezing - Breathing
when - Pain, Breathing, Heart, Urinary system
where - Getting treatment, Mental health
which - Breathing
white - Breathing
with - Breathing, Digestion, Nervous system
worse - Pain
write - Getting treatment
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x
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y
years - Current medication, Bleeding, Reproductive system
yellow - Breathing
yesterday - Urinary system
you - Getting treatment
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