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.

Stay healthy and keep learning German!