English-Portuguese 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
Index
Seeing a doctor
Getting to be seen - Para ser visto
I feel unwell. - Sinto-me mal.
I need to see a doctor. - Preciso consultar um médico.
I need to see a nurse. - Eu preciso ver uma enfermeira.
I need to go to hospital. - Eu preciso ir ao hospital.
I need to be admitted to hospital. - Eu preciso para ser admitido ao hospital.
I want to arrange to return for health treatment in my own country. - Eu quero organizar para retornar para tratamento de saúde, no meu país.
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Getting treatment - Recebendo tratamento
I have health insurance. - Eu tenho seguro de saúde.
Here is my health insurance policy. - Aqui está a minha apólice de seguro de saúde.
I do not have health insurance. - Eu não tenho seguro de saúde.
Can I pay by credit card? - Posso pagar com cartão de crédito?
Please give me a letter for my own doctor. - Por favor, dê-me uma carta para o meu próprio médico.
Please tell me where I can take this prescription. - Por favor me diga onde eu posso tomar essa receita.
Do I have to come into hospital. - Eu tenho que entrar no hospital.
Do I have to come back to see you again? - Eu tenho que voltar a vê-lo novamente?
Please write down the instructions for the medicine. - Por favor, anote as instruções para a medicina.
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Current medical problems
Current diseases - Doenças atuais
I have asthma. - Eu tenho asma.
I have chronic bronchitis. - Tenho bronquite crônica.
I have heart disease. - Eu tenho a doença de coração.
I have heart failure. - Tenho insuficiência cardíaca.
I have angina. - Eu tenho angina.
I have epilepsy. - Eu tenho epilepsia.
I have cancer. - Eu tenho câncer.
I have leukaemia. - Eu tenho leucemia.
I have lymphoma. - Eu tenho linfoma.
I have HIV. - Eu tenho HIV.
I have diabetes. - Eu tenho diabetes.
I have rheumatoid arthritis. - Eu tenho artrite reumatóide.
I have sickle cell disease. - Eu tenho a doença falciforme.
I have thalassaemia. - Tenho Talassemia.
I have depression. - Eu tenho depressão.
I have schizophrenia. - Eu tenho esquizofrenia.
I have manic depression. - Eu tenho depressão.
I have bipolar disorder. - Eu tenho transtorno bipolar.
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Current medication - Medicação atual
This is my medication. - Esta é a minha medicação.
I take these tablets once a day. - Devo tomar estes comprimidos uma vez por dia.
I take these tablets twice a day. - Devo tomar estes comprimidos duas vezes por dia.
It is important that I take these tablets every day. - É importante que devo tomar estes comprimidos todos os dias.
I have been taking these tablets for two weeks. - Tenho vindo a tomar estes comprimidos durante duas semanas.
I have been taking these tablets for two years. - Tenho vindo a tomar estes comprimidos durante dois anos.
I need more of this medicine. - Eu preciso de mais este medicamento.
I need more of these tablets. - Eu preciso de mais dessas pastilhas.
I took too many of these tablets. - Eu levei muitas dessas pastilhas.
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Words to describe symptoms
Injury - Lesão
I was injured. - Eu estava ferido.
Somebody hit me. - Alguém bateu-me.
Somebody stabbed me. - Alguém me apunhalou.
I was hit by a car. - Fui atingido por um carro.
I was bitten by an insect. - Eu foi picado por um inseto.
I was bitten by a dog. - Eu estava mordido por um cachorro.
I fell. - Eu caí.
I fell off a bicycle. - Eu caí de bicicleta.
I fell off a motorbike. - Eu caí em uma moto.
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Pain - Dor
I have a pain here. - Eu tenho uma dor aqui.
It hurts here. - Dói aqui.
The pain starts here and it goes to here. - A dor começa aqui e vai aqui.
The pain is there all the time. - A dor está lá o tempo todo.
The pain comes and goes. - A dor vem e vai.
It hurts when I touch it. - Dói quando eu tocá-lo.
It is worse when I am standing up. - É pior quando eu estou levantando-se.
It is worse when I am lying down. - Pior é quando eu estou deitado.
The pain feels like a burning pain. - A dor se sente uma dor ardente.
The pain is a sharp pain. - A dor é uma dor aguda.
The pain feels like it is squeezing. - A dor parece está apertando.
It is a crushing pain. - É uma dor esmagadora.
The pain feels like something is pushing down on me. - A dor parece que algo está empurrando para baixo em mim.
The pain has been there for one day. - A dor foi-se lá por um dia.
The pain has been there for two days. - A dor foi lá por dois dias.
The pain has been there for one week. - A dor foi-se lá por uma semana.
The pain started suddenly. - A dor começou de repente.
The pain began gradually. - A dor começou gradualmente.
I have had this pain before. - Eu tive essa dor antes.
I have never had this pain before. - Eu nunca tive essa dor antes.
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Bleeding - Sangramento
I am bleeding. - Eu estou sangrando.
There is blood in my urine. - Há sangue na minha urina.
There is blood in my faeces. - Há sangue nas minhas fezes.
There is blood in my vomit. - Há sangue em meu vômito.
I cough up blood. - Eu tosse com sangue.
There is blood in my sputum. - Há sangue na minha expectoração.
I had a nosebleed. - Eu tive uma hemorragia nasal.
I am bleeding from my anus. - Eu sou o sangramento do meu ânus.
I am bleeding between my periods. - Eu estou sangrando entre meus períodos.
My periods finished a few years ago but I am bleeding again. - Meus períodos terminou há alguns anos, mas eu estou sangrando novamente.
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Parts of the body - Partes do corpo
My head. - Minha cabeça.
My eye. - Meu olho.
My ear. - Meu ouvido.
My mouth. - Minha boca.
My face. - Meu rosto.
My neck. - Meu pescoço.
My shoulder. - Meu ombro.
My elbow. - Meu cotovelo.
My hip. - Meu quadril.
My knee. - Meu joelho.
My ankle. - Meu tornozelo.
My foot. - Meu pé.
My arm. - Meu braço.
My leg. - Minha perna.
My hand. - Minha mão.
My finger. - Meu dedo.
My toe. - Meu dedo do pé.
My chest. - Meu peito.
My stomach. - Meu estômago.
My heart. - Meu coração.
My lung. - Meu pulmão.
My throat. - Minha garganta.
My brain. - Meu cérebro.
My kidney. - Meu rim.
My liver. - Meu fígado.
My intestine. - Meu intestino.
My bowel. - Meu intestino.
My rectum. - Meu reto.
My anus. - Meu ânus.
My spleen. - Meu baço.
My uterus. - Meu útero.
My ovary. - Meu ovário.
My vagina. - Minha vagina.
My testis. - Meu testículo.
My penis. - Meu pênis.
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Specific complaints
General symptoms - Sintomas gerais
I feel ill. - Sinto-me doente.
I have a fever. - Eu tenho uma febre.
I have been sweating a lot. - Eu tenho sido suando muito.
I feel cold. - Eu sinto frio.
I have been shaking. - Eu tenho sido tremendo.
I feel tired. - Sinto-me cansado.
I feel faint. - Sinto-me fraco.
I feel dizzy. - Sinto-me tonto.
I had a fit. - Eu tinha um ajuste.
I fainted. - Eu desmaiei.
I was unconscious. - Eu estava inconsciente.
I fell over. - Eu caí.
I had a fit and I was shaking. - Eu tive um fit e eu estava tremendo.
I had a fit and I urinated. - Eu tive um fit e eu urinava.
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Breathing - Respiração
I have difficulty breathing. - Eu tenho dificuldade em respirar.
It feels like I can't breathe. - Parece que eu não posso respirar.
I was wheezing when I was trying to breathe. - Eu estava chiado quando eu estava tentando respirar.
I have a cough. - Eu tenho uma tosse.
I have been coughing a lot. - Eu tenho sido tossir muito.
I have been coughing at night. - Eu tenho sido tosse à noite.
I wake up out of breath at night. - Eu acordar fora do ar durante a noite.
I am coughing up sputum which is yellow. - Eu sou tosse com expectoração, que é amarela.
I am coughing up sputum which is white. - Eu sou tosse com expectoração, que é branca.
I am coughing up sputum which is green. - Eu sou tosse com expectoração, que é verde.
I am coughing up sputum with blood in it. - Eu sou tosse com expectoração com sangue nele.
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Heart - Coração
My heart beats fast. - Meu coração bate rápido.
My heart beats slowly. - Meu coração bate lentamente.
My heart was beating hard. - Meu coração estava batendo duro.
My heartbeat was irregular. - Meu batimento cardíaco era irregular.
When I exercise I get a pain in the middle of my chest. - Quando me exercito, fico uma dor no meio do meu peito.
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Digestion - Digestão
I have stomach ache. - Eu tenho o estômago doer.
I feel sick. - Sinto-me doente.
I have been sick. - Eu tenho estado doente.
I vomited. - Eu vomitava.
I have diarrhoea. - Tenho diarreia.
I have diarrhoea every two hours. - Tenho a diarreia a cada duas horas.
I have diarrhoea with blood in it. - Eu tenho diarreia com sangue nele.
I am not eating properly. - Eu não estou comendo corretamente.
I do not have an appetite. - Eu não tenho um apetite.
I have lost weight. - Perdi peso.
I have constipation. - Eu tenho prisão de ventre.
I cannot defecate. - Eu não consegue defecar.
I only defecate every three days. - Eu defecam apenas a cada três dias.
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Urinary system - Sistema urinário
I urinate every two hours. - Eu urinar a cada duas horas.
I have not urinated for many hours. - Eu não tenho urinado por muitas horas.
I have not urinated since yesterday. - Eu não tenho urinado desde ontem.
When I urinate it hurts. - Quando eu ele urinar dói.
It stings when I urinate. - Pica quando eu urinar.
There is blood in my urine. - Há sangue na minha urina.
My urine looks cloudy. - Minha urina parece nublada.
My urine smells bad. - Minha urina cheira mal.
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Reproductive system - Sistema reprodutivo
I have heavy periods. - Eu tenho períodos pesados.
My periods are not regular. - Meus períodos não são regulares.
I have bleeding between my periods. - Eu tenho sangramento entre os períodos de meus.
My periods finished years ago but now I am bleeding again. - Meus períodos terminou há anos, mas agora eu estou sangrando novamente.
I might be pregnant. - Eu poderia estar grávida.
It is not possible that I am pregnant. - Não é possível que estou grávida.
I last had sex two days ago. - Última eu tive relações sexuais dois dias atrás.
I have not had sex for a long time. - Ainda não tive sexo por um longo tempo.
I have a discharge from my vagina. - Eu tenho um corrimento da minha vagina.
I have a discharge from my urethra. - Eu tenho um corrimento da minha uretra.
I have a discharge from my penis. - Eu tenho uma secreção do meu pênis.
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Nervous system - Sistema nervoso
I feel tingling in my hands. - Sinto formigamento nas mãos.
I feel tingling in my feet. - Sinto formigamento nos meus pés.
My arm is weak. - Meu braço é fraco.
My leg is weak. - Minha perna é fraca.
I cannot see properly. - Eu não posso ver corretamente.
I cannot see properly with one eye. - Eu não posso ver corretamente com um olho.
I have difficulty speaking. - Eu tenho dificuldade de falar.
I cannot read. - Não consigo ler.
I cannot feel things properly with my hand. - Eu não posso sentir as coisas corretamente com minha mão.
I cannot feel things properly on my arm. - Eu não posso sentir coisas corretamente no meu braço.
I cannot feel things properly on my face. - Eu não posso senti coisas corretamente no meu rosto.
I cannot feel things properly on my leg. - Eu não posso sentir as coisas corretamente na minha perna.
My hand shakes. - Minha mão treme.
My leg shakes. - Minha perna treme.
I feel unsteady on my feet. - Sinto-me instável nos meus pés.
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Mental health - Saúde mental
I feel very frightened. - Sinto-me muito assustado.
I feel very depressed. - Sinto-me muito deprimido.
I feel very sad. - Sinto-me muito triste.
I want to kill myself. - Eu quero me matar.
I am thinking of killing myself. - Estou pensando em me matar.
I can hear voices. - Eu posso ouvir vozes.
I can hear people talking about me. - Eu posso ouvir pessoas falando de mim.
People are watching me. - As pessoas estão assistindo-me.
People are following me. - As pessoas estão me seguindo.
People are trying to kill me. - As pessoas estão tentando me matar.
I keep forgetting things. - Eu continuo esquecendo as coisas.
I don't know where I am. - Não sei onde estou.
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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
index
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
index
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
index
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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