English-Italian 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 - Ottenere di essere visto

I feel unwell. - Malessere.
I need to see a doctor. - Ho bisogno di vedere un medico.
I need to see a nurse. - Ho bisogno di vedere un infermiere.
I need to go to hospital. - Ho bisogno di andare in ospedale.
I need to be admitted to hospital. - Ho bisogno di essere ricoverato in ospedale.
I want to arrange to return for health treatment in my own country. - Voglio organizzare per restituire per sottoporsi a cure mediche nel mio paese.
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Getting treatment - Ottenere il trattamento

I have health insurance. - Ho l'assicurazione sanitaria.
Here is my health insurance policy. - Ecco la mia polizza di assicurazione sanitaria.
I do not have health insurance. - Non ho assicurazione sanitaria.
Can I pay by credit card? - Posso pagare con carta di credito?
Please give me a letter for my own doctor. - Si prega di fornire una lettera per il mio medico.
Please tell me where I can take this prescription. - Per favore mi dica dove posso prendere questa prescrizione.
Do I have to come into hospital. - E ' necessario entrare in ospedale.
Do I have to come back to see you again? - E ' necessario tornare a vedere di nuovo?
Please write down the instructions for the medicine. - Si prega di scrivere le istruzioni per la medicina.
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Current medical problems

Current diseases - Malattie attuali

I have asthma. - Ho l'asma.
I have chronic bronchitis. - Ho la bronchite cronica.
I have heart disease. - Ho la malattia di cuore.
I have heart failure. - Soffre di insufficienza cardiaca.
I have angina. - Ho l'angina.
I have epilepsy. - Ho l'epilessia.
I have cancer. - Ho il cancro.
I have leukaemia. - Ho la leucemia.
I have lymphoma. - Ho un linfoma.
I have HIV. - Ho l'HIV.
I have diabetes. - Ho il diabete.
I have rheumatoid arthritis. - Ho l'artrite reumatoide.
I have sickle cell disease. - Ho la malattia di cellule di falce.
I have thalassaemia. - Ho la talassemia.
I have depression. - Ho la depressione.
I have schizophrenia. - Ho la schizofrenia.
I have manic depression. - Ho la depressione maniacale.
I have bipolar disorder. - Ho il disturbo bipolare.
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Current medication - Farmaco corrente

This is my medication. - Questo è il mio farmaco.
I take these tablets once a day. - Prendere queste compresse una volta al giorno.
I take these tablets twice a day. - Prendere queste compresse due volte al giorno.
It is important that I take these tablets every day. - È importante che prendo queste compresse ogni giorno.
I have been taking these tablets for two weeks. - Sto prendendo queste compresse per due settimane.
I have been taking these tablets for two years. - Sto prendendo queste compresse per due anni.
I need more of this medicine. - Ho bisogno di più di questo farmaco.
I need more of these tablets. - Ho bisogno di più di queste compresse.
I took too many of these tablets. - Ho preso troppe di queste compresse.
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Words to describe symptoms

Injury - Lesioni

I was injured. - Mi ero infortunato.
Somebody hit me. - Qualcuno mi ha colpito.
Somebody stabbed me. - Qualcuno mi ha pugnalato.
I was hit by a car. - Sono stato colpito da un'auto.
I was bitten by an insect. - Io ero stato morso da un insetto.
I was bitten by a dog. - Io fui morso da un cane.
I fell. - Sono caduto.
I fell off a bicycle. - Sono caduto fuori una bicicletta.
I fell off a motorbike. - Sono caduto fuori una moto.
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Pain - Dolore

I have a pain here. - Ho un dolore qui.
It hurts here. - Mi fa male qui.
The pain starts here and it goes to here. - Il dolore inizia da qui e va qui.
The pain is there all the time. - Il dolore c'è tutto il tempo.
The pain comes and goes. - Il dolore viene e va.
It hurts when I touch it. - Fa male quando lo tocco.
It is worse when I am standing up. - È peggio quando sto in piedi.
It is worse when I am lying down. - È peggio quando sto sdraiato.
The pain feels like a burning pain. - Il dolore si sente come un bruciore.
The pain is a sharp pain. - Il dolore è un dolore acuto.
The pain feels like it is squeezing. - Il dolore si sente come esso è spremitura.
It is a crushing pain. - È un dolore schiaccia.
The pain feels like something is pushing down on me. - Il dolore si sente come qualcosa sta spingendo giù su di me.
The pain has been there for one day. - Il dolore è stato lì per un giorno.
The pain has been there for two days. - Il dolore è stato lì per due giorni.
The pain has been there for one week. - Il dolore è stato lì per una settimana.
The pain started suddenly. - Il dolore è cominciato improvvisamente.
The pain began gradually. - Il dolore inizia gradualmente.
I have had this pain before. - Ho avuto questo dolore prima.
I have never had this pain before. - Non ho mai avuto questo dolore prima.
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Bleeding - Sanguinamento

I am bleeding. - Sto sanguinando.
There is blood in my urine. - Non c'è sangue nelle mie urine.
There is blood in my faeces. - Non c'è sangue nelle mie feci.
There is blood in my vomit. - Non c'è sangue nel mio vomito.
I cough up blood. - Tosse con sangue.
There is blood in my sputum. - Non c'è sangue nel mio espettorato.
I had a nosebleed. - Ho avuto un capogiro.
I am bleeding from my anus. - Sto sanguinando dal mio ano.
I am bleeding between my periods. - Sto sanguinando tra i miei periodi.
My periods finished a few years ago but I am bleeding again. - Miei periodi finito a pochi anni fa, ma ancora sto sanguinando.
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Parts of the body - Parti del corpo

My head. - Il mio capo.
My eye. - Il mio occhio.
My ear. - Il mio orecchio.
My mouth. - Mia bocca.
My face. - Il mio viso.
My neck. - Il mio collo.
My shoulder. - Mia spalla.
My elbow. - Il mio gomito.
My hip. - Mia anca.
My knee. - Il mio ginocchio.
My ankle. - Mia caviglia.
My foot. - Il mio piede.
My arm. - Il mio braccio.
My leg. - Mia gamba.
My hand. - Mia mano.
My finger. - Il mio dito.
My toe. - Il mio dito.
My chest. - Il mio petto.
My stomach. - Il mio stomaco.
My heart. - Il mio cuore.
My lung. - Il mio polmone.
My throat. - Mia gola.
My brain. - Il mio cervello.
My kidney. - Il mio rene.
My liver. - Il mio fegato.
My intestine. - Il mio intestino.
My bowel. - Il mio intestino.
My rectum. - Il mio retto.
My anus. - Il mio ano.
My spleen. - Mia milza.
My uterus. - Il mio utero.
My ovary. - Il mio ovaio.
My vagina. - Mia vagina.
My testis. - Il mio testicolo.
My penis. - Il mio pene.
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Specific complaints

General symptoms - Sintomi generali

I feel ill. - Mi sento malata.
I have a fever. - Ho la febbre.
I have been sweating a lot. - Io ho stato sudare molto.
I feel cold. - Mi sento freddo.
I have been shaking. - Ho stato agitazione.
I feel tired. - Mi sento stanco.
I feel faint. - Mi sento debole.
I feel dizzy. - Mi sento stordito.
I had a fit. - Ho avuto una misura.
I fainted. - Svenuto.
I was unconscious. - Ero incosciente.
I fell over. - Cadde.
I had a fit and I was shaking. - Ho avuto una calzata e tremavo.
I had a fit and I urinated. - Ho avuto un fit e urinato.
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Breathing - Respirazione

I have difficulty breathing. - Ho difficoltà a respirare.
It feels like I can't breathe. - Ci si sente come io non riesco a respirare.
I was wheezing when I was trying to breathe. - Io stavo affanno quando stavo cercando di respirare.
I have a cough. - Ho una tosse.
I have been coughing a lot. - Io ho stato tosse molto.
I have been coughing at night. - Io ho stato tosse durante la notte.
I wake up out of breath at night. - Mi sveglio senza fiato durante la notte.
I am coughing up sputum which is yellow. - Io sto tosse con espettorato che è giallo.
I am coughing up sputum which is white. - Io sto tosse con espettorato che è bianco.
I am coughing up sputum which is green. - Io sto tosse con espettorato che è verde.
I am coughing up sputum with blood in it. - Io sto tosse con espettorato con sangue in esso.
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Heart - Cuore

My heart beats fast. - Il mio cuore batte velocemente.
My heart beats slowly. - Il mio cuore batte lentamente.
My heart was beating hard. - Il mio cuore batteva duro.
My heartbeat was irregular. - Il mio battito cardiaco era irregolare.
When I exercise I get a pain in the middle of my chest. - Quando esercitare ho un dolore al centro del mio petto.
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Digestion - Digestione

I have stomach ache. - Ho stomaco mal.
I feel sick. - Mi sento male.
I have been sick. - Sono stato malato.
I vomited. - Vomitato.
I have diarrhoea. - Ho la diarrea.
I have diarrhoea every two hours. - Ho diarrea ogni due ore.
I have diarrhoea with blood in it. - Ho diarrea con sangue in esso.
I am not eating properly. - Non sto mangiando correttamente.
I do not have an appetite. - Non ho un appetito.
I have lost weight. - Ho perso peso.
I have constipation. - Ho stitichezza.
I cannot defecate. - Io non riesco a defecare.
I only defecate every three days. - Solo defecare ogni tre giorni.
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Urinary system - Sistema urinario

I urinate every two hours. - Io urinare ogni due ore.
I have not urinated for many hours. - Io non ho urinato per molte ore.
I have not urinated since yesterday. - Io non ho urinato da ieri.
When I urinate it hurts. - Quando io urinare fa male.
It stings when I urinate. - Punge quando io urinare.
There is blood in my urine. - Non c'è sangue nelle mie urine.
My urine looks cloudy. - Mia urina appare torbida.
My urine smells bad. - Mia urina un cattivo odore.
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Reproductive system - Sistema riproduttivo

I have heavy periods. - Ho periodi pesanti.
My periods are not regular. - Miei periodi non sono regolari.
I have bleeding between my periods. - Ho un sanguinamento tra i periodi di mio.
My periods finished years ago but now I am bleeding again. - Miei periodi finito anni fa, ma ora sto sanguinando nuovamente.
I might be pregnant. - Potrei essere incinta.
It is not possible that I am pregnant. - Non è possibile che sono incinta.
I last had sex two days ago. - Ultima ho avuto sesso due giorni fa.
I have not had sex for a long time. - Non ho fatto sesso per molto tempo.
I have a discharge from my vagina. - Ho uno scarico dalla mia vagina.
I have a discharge from my urethra. - Ho uno scarico dalla mia uretra.
I have a discharge from my penis. - Ho uno scarico dal mio pene.
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Nervous system - Sistema nervoso

I feel tingling in my hands. - Mi sento formicolio nelle mie mani.
I feel tingling in my feet. - Mi sento formicolio nei miei piedi.
My arm is weak. - Il mio braccio è debole.
My leg is weak. - Mia gamba è debole.
I cannot see properly. - Non riesco a vedere correttamente.
I cannot see properly with one eye. - Non riesco a vedere bene con un occhio solo.
I have difficulty speaking. - Ho difficoltà a parlare.
I cannot read. - Non posso leggere.
I cannot feel things properly with my hand. - Non riesco a sentire correttamente le cose con la mia mano.
I cannot feel things properly on my arm. - Non riesco a sentire correttamente le cose sul mio braccio.
I cannot feel things properly on my face. - Non riesco a sentire correttamente le cose sul mio viso.
I cannot feel things properly on my leg. - Non riesco a sentire correttamente le cose sulla mia gamba.
My hand shakes. - Mia mano scuote.
My leg shakes. - Scuote la mia gamba.
I feel unsteady on my feet. - Mi sento instabile sui miei piedi.
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Mental health - Salute mentale

I feel very frightened. - Mi sento molto spaventato.
I feel very depressed. - Mi sento molto depresso.
I feel very sad. - Mi sento molto triste.
I want to kill myself. - Voglio uccidere me stesso.
I am thinking of killing myself. - Sto pensando di uccidere me stesso.
I can hear voices. - Riesco a sentire voci.
I can hear people talking about me. - Riesco a sentire parlare di me.
People are watching me. - Persone a guardare me.
People are following me. - Persone mi sono seguito.
People are trying to kill me. - Persone stanno cercando di uccidermi.
I keep forgetting things. - Continuo a dimenticare le cose.
I don't know where I am. - Non so dove mi trovo.
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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

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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
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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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