English-French 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 - Apprendre à être vu

I feel unwell. - Je me sens pas bien.
I need to see a doctor. - J'ai besoin de consulter un médecin.
I need to see a nurse. - J'ai besoin de voir une infirmière.
I need to go to hospital. - J'ai besoin d'aller à l'hôpital.
I need to be admitted to hospital. - J'ai besoin d'être admis à l'hôpital.
I want to arrange to return for health treatment in my own country. - Je veux organiser à retourner pour le traitement de la santé dans mon propre pays.
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Getting treatment - Obtenir un traitement

I have health insurance. - J'ai l'assurance maladie.
Here is my health insurance policy. - Voici ma police d'assurance-maladie.
I do not have health insurance. - Je n'ai pas d'assurance maladie.
Can I pay by credit card? - Puis-je payer par carte de crédit ?
Please give me a letter for my own doctor. - S'il vous plaît me donner une lettre pour mon médecin de famille.
Please tell me where I can take this prescription. - S'il vous plaît me dire où je peux prendre cette prescription.
Do I have to come into hospital. - Ce que je dois entrer en hôpital.
Do I have to come back to see you again? - Ce que je dois revenir à vous revoir ?
Please write down the instructions for the medicine. - S'il vous plaît notez les instructions pour la médecine.
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Current medical problems

Current diseases - Maladies actuelles

I have asthma. - J'ai de l'asthme.
I have chronic bronchitis. - J'ai une bronchite chronique.
I have heart disease. - J'ai la maladie de coeur.
I have heart failure. - J'ai une insuffisance cardiaque.
I have angina. - J'ai l'angine de poitrine.
I have epilepsy. - J'ai de l'épilepsie.
I have cancer. - J'ai le cancer.
I have leukaemia. - J'ai la leucémie.
I have lymphoma. - J'ai des lymphomes.
I have HIV. - J'ai le VIH.
I have diabetes. - J'ai le diabète.
I have rheumatoid arthritis. - J'ai de la polyarthrite rhumatoïde.
I have sickle cell disease. - J'ai la drépanocytose.
I have thalassaemia. - J'ai la thalassémie.
I have depression. - J'ai la dépression.
I have schizophrenia. - J'ai la schizophrénie.
I have manic depression. - J'ai la maniaco-dépression.
I have bipolar disorder. - J'ai un trouble bipolaire.
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Current medication - Médicaments actuels

This is my medication. - Il s'agit de mes médicaments.
I take these tablets once a day. - Je prends ces comprimés une fois par jour.
I take these tablets twice a day. - Je prends ces comprimés deux fois par jour.
It is important that I take these tablets every day. - Il est important que je prends ces comprimés tous les jours.
I have been taking these tablets for two weeks. - J'ai pris ces comprimés pendant deux semaines.
I have been taking these tablets for two years. - Je prends ces comprimés depuis deux ans.
I need more of this medicine. - J'ai besoin de plus de ce médicament.
I need more of these tablets. - J'ai besoin de plus de ces tablettes.
I took too many of these tablets. - J'ai pris trop de ces tablettes.
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Words to describe symptoms

Injury - Blessure

I was injured. - Je me suis blessé.
Somebody hit me. - Quelqu'un m'a frappé.
Somebody stabbed me. - Quelqu'un m'a poignardé.
I was hit by a car. - J'ai été frappé par une voiture.
I was bitten by an insect. - J'ai été mordu par un insecte.
I was bitten by a dog. - J'ai été mordu par un chien.
I fell. - Je suis tombé.
I fell off a bicycle. - Je suis tombé sur un vélo.
I fell off a motorbike. - Je suis tombé sur une moto.
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Pain - Douleur

I have a pain here. - J'ai une douleur ici.
It hurts here. - Ça fait mal ici.
The pain starts here and it goes to here. - La douleur commence ici et il va ici.
The pain is there all the time. - La douleur est là tout le temps.
The pain comes and goes. - La douleur va et vient.
It hurts when I touch it. - Ça fait mal quand je touche il.
It is worse when I am standing up. - C'est pire quand je suis debout.
It is worse when I am lying down. - C'est pire quand je suis couchée.
The pain feels like a burning pain. - La douleur se se comme une douleur brûlante.
The pain is a sharp pain. - La douleur est une douleur aiguë.
The pain feels like it is squeezing. - La douleur se sent comme il est pressant.
It is a crushing pain. - C'est une douleur cuisante.
The pain feels like something is pushing down on me. - La douleur se sent comme quelque chose pousse vers le bas sur moi.
The pain has been there for one day. - La douleur a été là pendant une journée.
The pain has been there for two days. - La douleur a été là pendant deux jours.
The pain has been there for one week. - La douleur a été là pendant une semaine.
The pain started suddenly. - La douleur a commencé tout d'un coup.
The pain began gradually. - La douleur a commencé progressivement.
I have had this pain before. - J'ai eu cette douleur avant.
I have never had this pain before. - Je n'ai jamais eu cette douleur avant.
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Bleeding - Saignement

I am bleeding. - Je suis le saignement.
There is blood in my urine. - Il y a sang dans mon urine.
There is blood in my faeces. - Il y a sang dans mes selles.
There is blood in my vomit. - Il y a sang dans mon vomi.
I cough up blood. - Je tousse le sang.
There is blood in my sputum. - Il y a sang dans mes crachats.
I had a nosebleed. - J'ai eu un saignement de nez.
I am bleeding from my anus. - Je suis un saignement de mon anus.
I am bleeding between my periods. - Je suis un saignement entre mes règles.
My periods finished a few years ago but I am bleeding again. - Mes périodes terminé il y a quelques années, mais je suis une nouvelle purge.
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Parts of the body - Parties du corps

My head. - Ma tête.
My eye. - Mon oeil.
My ear. - Mon oreille.
My mouth. - Ma bouche.
My face. - Mon visage.
My neck. - Mon cou.
My shoulder. - Mon épaule.
My elbow. - Mon coude.
My hip. - Ma hanche.
My knee. - Mon genou.
My ankle. - Ma cheville.
My foot. - Mon pied.
My arm. - Mon bras.
My leg. - Ma jambe.
My hand. - Ma main.
My finger. - Mon doigt.
My toe. - Mon orteil.
My chest. - Ma poitrine.
My stomach. - Mon estomac.
My heart. - Mon coeur.
My lung. - Mon poumon.
My throat. - Ma gorge.
My brain. - Mon cerveau.
My kidney. - Mon rein.
My liver. - Mon foie.
My intestine. - Mon intestin.
My bowel. - Mon intestin.
My rectum. - Mon rectum.
My anus. - Mon anus.
My spleen. - Ma rate.
My uterus. - Mon utérus.
My ovary. - Mon ovaire.
My vagina. - Mon vagin.
My testis. - Mon testicule.
My penis. - Mon pénis.
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Specific complaints

General symptoms - Symptômes généraux

I feel ill. - Je me sens malade.
I have a fever. - J'ai de la fièvre.
I have been sweating a lot. - J'ai été beaucoup transpiration.
I feel cold. - Je me sens froid.
I have been shaking. - J'ai été secouant.
I feel tired. - Je me sens fatigué.
I feel faint. - Je me sens faible.
I feel dizzy. - J'ai le vertige.
I had a fit. - J'ai eu un ajustement.
I fainted. - Je me suis évanoui.
I was unconscious. - J'étais inconscient.
I fell over. - Je suis tombé.
I had a fit and I was shaking. - J'ai eu un ajustement et je tremblais.
I had a fit and I urinated. - J'ai eu une crise et j'ai uriné.
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Breathing - Respiration

I have difficulty breathing. - J'ai des difficultés à respirer.
It feels like I can't breathe. - Il se sent comme je ne peux pas respirer.
I was wheezing when I was trying to breathe. - J'ai une respiration sifflante quand j'essayais de respirer.
I have a cough. - J'ai une toux.
I have been coughing a lot. - J'ai été beaucoup tousser.
I have been coughing at night. - J'ai été la toux pendant la nuit.
I wake up out of breath at night. - Je me réveille à bout de souffle dans la nuit.
I am coughing up sputum which is yellow. - Je suis toux accompagnée de crachats qui est jaune.
I am coughing up sputum which is white. - Je suis toux accompagnée de crachats qui est blanche.
I am coughing up sputum which is green. - Je suis toux accompagnée de crachats qui est vert.
I am coughing up sputum with blood in it. - Je suis toux accompagnée de crachats avec du sang dedans.
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Heart - Coeur

My heart beats fast. - Mon cœur bat vite.
My heart beats slowly. - Mon cœur bat lentement.
My heart was beating hard. - Mon cœur battait fort.
My heartbeat was irregular. - Mon rythme cardiaque était irrégulier.
When I exercise I get a pain in the middle of my chest. - Lorsque je fais des exercices, j'ai une douleur au milieu de ma poitrine.
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Digestion - Digestion

I have stomach ache. - J'ai estomac mal.
I feel sick. - Je me sens malade.
I have been sick. - J'ai été malade.
I vomited. - J'ai vomi.
I have diarrhoea. - J'ai la diarrhée.
I have diarrhoea every two hours. - J'ai la diarrhée toutes les deux heures.
I have diarrhoea with blood in it. - J'ai la diarrhée avec du sang dedans.
I am not eating properly. - Je ne suis pas manger correctement.
I do not have an appetite. - Je n'ai pas d'appétit.
I have lost weight. - J'ai perdu du poids.
I have constipation. - J'ai la constipation.
I cannot defecate. - Je ne peux pas déféquer.
I only defecate every three days. - J'ai déféquer seuls tous les trois jours.
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Urinary system - Système urinaire

I urinate every two hours. - J'ai uriner toutes les deux heures.
I have not urinated for many hours. - Je n'ai pas uriné pendant plusieurs heures.
I have not urinated since yesterday. - Je n'ai pas uriné depuis hier.
When I urinate it hurts. - Quand j'ai uriner il fait mal.
It stings when I urinate. - Ça pique quand j'ai uriner.
There is blood in my urine. - Il y a sang dans mon urine.
My urine looks cloudy. - Mon urine est trouble.
My urine smells bad. - Mon urine sent mauvais.
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Reproductive system - Système reproducteur

I have heavy periods. - J'ai des règles abondantes.
My periods are not regular. - Mes règles ne sont pas régulières.
I have bleeding between my periods. - J'ai des saignements entre mes règles.
My periods finished years ago but now I am bleeding again. - Mes périodes terminé il y a ans mais maintenant je suis saignement à nouveau.
I might be pregnant. - Je pourrais être enceinte.
It is not possible that I am pregnant. - Il n'est pas possible que je suis enceinte.
I last had sex two days ago. - J'ai enfin eu des rapports sexuels il y a deux jours.
I have not had sex for a long time. - Je n'ai pas eu des rapports sexuels pendant une longue période.
I have a discharge from my vagina. - J'ai une décharge de mon vagin.
I have a discharge from my urethra. - J'ai une décharge de mon urètre.
I have a discharge from my penis. - J'ai une décharge de mon pénis.
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Nervous system - Système nerveux

I feel tingling in my hands. - Je me sens picotements dans mes mains.
I feel tingling in my feet. - Je me sens picotements dans mes pieds.
My arm is weak. - Mon bras est faible.
My leg is weak. - Ma jambe est faible.
I cannot see properly. - Je ne vois pas correctement.
I cannot see properly with one eye. - Je ne peux pas voir correctement avec un seul œil.
I have difficulty speaking. - J'ai Difficulté à parler.
I cannot read. - Je ne peux pas le lire.
I cannot feel things properly with my hand. - Je ne peux pas sentir les choses correctement avec ma main.
I cannot feel things properly on my arm. - Je ne peux pas sentir les choses correctement sur mon bras.
I cannot feel things properly on my face. - Je ne peux pas sentir les choses correctement sur mon visage.
I cannot feel things properly on my leg. - Je ne peux pas sentir les choses correctement sur ma jambe.
My hand shakes. - Ma main tremble.
My leg shakes. - Ma jambe tremble.
I feel unsteady on my feet. - Je me sens instable sur mes pieds.
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Mental health - Santé mentale

I feel very frightened. - Je me sens très effrayé.
I feel very depressed. - Je me sens très déprimé.
I feel very sad. - Je me sens très triste.
I want to kill myself. - Je veux me suicider.
I am thinking of killing myself. - Je pense à me tuer.
I can hear voices. - Je peux entendre des voix.
I can hear people talking about me. - J'entends les gens parler de moi.
People are watching me. - Les gens regardent moi.
People are following me. - Les gens me suivent.
People are trying to kill me. - Les gens essaient de me tuer.
I keep forgetting things. - Je continue à oublier des choses.
I don't know where I am. - Je ne sais pas où je suis.
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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

index

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
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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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