Health & Medicine

Medical and healthcare vocabulary

はじめに

医療に関するコミュニケーションには専門的な語彙が必要です。病院での受診から治療について話し合うときまで、医療用語を知っていると自信を持って対応できますよ。

この章では、基本的な体の用語を超えた、健康と医療の語彙を紹介します。医療ケア、治療法、そして医療システムに関する言葉を学んで、医療の場面でスムーズにコミュニケーションを取りましょう。

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この章の英単語一覧（21）

• patient A person receiving medical treatment; able to wait calmly
• influence The power to affect people's behaviour or decisions; to have an effect on
• drug A medicine or substance that affects the body or mind
• treatment Medical care given to a patient; the way someone behaves towards another
• medical Relating to medicine or the treatment of illness
• nurse A person trained to care for sick or injured people
• cancer A serious disease caused by uncontrolled cell growth; the zodiac sign
• secure Safe from danger; firmly fixed; to obtain or make safe
• recover To return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength; to get back somethi...
• injury Physical harm or damage to the body
• emergency A serious, unexpected situation requiring immediate action
• illness A disease or period of being unwell
• symptom A physical or mental sign of illness; an indication of a problem
• wound An injury to the body; to injure
• infection The invasion of the body by harmful organisms; a disease caused by this
• recovery The process of returning to a normal state after illness or difficulty
• virus A tiny organism that causes disease; malicious computer code
• surgery Medical treatment involving cutting into the body; a doctor's consulting room
• clinical Relating to medical treatment and observation of patients; or coldly detached...
• therapy Treatment intended to heal or relieve a condition
• cough To expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound