50 Essential Medical Terms in German: A Guide for Medical German Learners

Whether you are preparing for the Fachsprachprüfung (FSP) or you just live in Germany and want to communicate more confidently with your Hausarzt, this list will definitely come in handy
1. Arzt - Doctor
2. Krankenhaus - Hospital
3. Apotheke - Pharmacy
4. Medizin - Medicine
5. Krankheit - Disease
6. Behandlung - Treatment
7. Untersuchung - Examination
8. Diagnose - Diagnosis
9. Symptom - Symptom
10. Chirurgie - Surgery
11. Impfung - Vaccination
12. Rezept - Prescription
13. Patient - Patient
14. Infektion - Infection
15. Medikament - Medication
16. Schmerzen - Pain
17. Notaufnahme - Emergency Room
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    18. Operation - Surgery
    19. Stethoskop - Stethoscope
    20. Blutdruck - Blood Pressure
    21. Thermometer - Thermometer
    22. Herz - Heart
    23. Lunge - Lung
    24. Niere - Kidney
    25. Gehirn - Brain
    26. Magen - Stomach
    27. Knochen - Bone
    28. Haut - Skin
    29. Zahn - Tooth
    30. Auge - Eye
    31. Ohr - Ear
    32. Krebs - Cancer
    33. Grippe - Influenza
    34. Diabetes - Diabetes
    35. Allergie - Allergy
    36. Antibiotika - Antibiotics
    37. Psychiatrie - Psychiatry
    38. Pädiatrie - Pediatrics
    39. Orthopädie - Orthopedics
    40. Gynäkologie - Gynecology
    41. Dermatologie - Dermatology
    42. Anästhesie - Anesthesia
    43. Röntgen - X-Ray
    44. Ultraschall - Ultrasound
    45. EKG (Elektrokardiogramm) - EKG (Electrocardiogram)
    46. CT (Computertomographie) - CT (Computed Tomography)
    47. MRI (Magnetresonanztomographie) - MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
    48. Biopsie - Biopsy
    49. Rehabilitation - Rehabilitation
    50. Prothese - Prosthesis

    The medical terminology dictionary, or Medizinische Fachbegriffe, is vast and we couldn't cover everything. However, these 50 words can be a good start to expanding your medical vocabulary. They will help you communicate more effectively within a medical context and we hope they will be helpful in your learning. And if you need an in-depth knowledge of medical German for your Approbation and FSP exam, then download the Medical German app and learn professional terminology quickly and efficiently.

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