Medical Vocabulary
English-German Glossary
Diseases & Injuries
Medications & Treatments - English-German
German words and phrases related to medical treatment,
health care, diseases, and injuries
Note: This glossary is not intended to offer any medical advice. It is for general information and vocabulary reference only.
Noun Genders: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), Br. (British), n. (noun), v. (verb), pl. (plural)
English-German Glossaries > Medical A-J | Medical K-Z
Also see: At the Dentist - Beim Zahnarzt
A
abscess r Abszess
acne e Akne
pimples Pickel (pl.)
ADD ADS (Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Störung = Attention Deficit Disorder)
ADHD ADHS (Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit und Hyperaktivitäts-Störung = Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
WEB > Attention Deficit Disorder @ About.com
addict r/e Süchtige
become addicted/an addict süchtig werden
drug addict r/e Drogensüchtige
addiction e Sucht
AIDS s AIDS
AIDS victim e/r AIDS-Kranke(r)
allergic (to) allergisch (gegen)
allergy e Allergie
ALS e ALS (e Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose, Amyotrophische Lateralsklerose, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
Lou Gehrig's disease s Lou-Gehrig-Syndrom
Named for the famous German-American baseball player Heinrich Ludwig “Lou” Gehrig (1903-1941). The star New York Yankees player was born into a poor German immigrant family in New York City and attended college on a football scholarship. Gehrig died of the muscle-wasting disease.WEB > Deutsche Gesellschaft für Muskelkranke
Alzheimer's (disease) e Alzheimer Krankheit
Named for the German neurologist Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), who first identified the disease in 1906.
anaesthesia/anesthesia e Betäubung/e Narkose
anaesthetic/anesthetic s Betäubungsmittel/s Narkosemittel
general anesthetic e Vollnarkose
local anesthetic örtliche Betäubung
anthrax r Milzbrand, r Anthrax
The anthrax bacillus, the cause of Milzbrand, was discovered and isolated by the German Robert Koch in 1876.
antidote (to) s Gegengift, s Gegenmittel (gegen)
appendicitis e Blinddarmentzündung
arteriosclerosis e Arteriosklerose, e Arterienverkalkung
arthritis e Arthritis, e Gelenkentzündung
aspirin s Aspirin
In Germany and some other countries, the term Aspirin is a trademarked name. Aspirin was invented by the German firm Bayer in 1899. (More in our Erfinder - Inventors glossary.)
asthma s Asthma
asthmatic asthmatisch
B
bacterium (bacteria) e Bakterie (-n), s Bakterium (Bakteria)
bandage s Pflaster (-)
bandage r Verband (Verbände)
Band-Aid ® s Hansaplast ®
benign benigne (med.), gutartig
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH, enlarging prostate) BPH, Benigne Prostatahyperplasie
blood s Blut
blood count s Blutbild
blood poisoning e Blutvergiftung
blood pressure r Blutdruck
high blood pressure r Bluthochdruck
blood sugar r Blutzucker
blood test e Blutprobe
blood type/group e Blutgruppe
blood transfusion e Bluttransfusion
bloody blutig
botulism r Botulismus
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) die Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie, die BSE
BPH (see "benign prostatic hyperplasia" above)
breast cancer r Brustkrebs
BSE, “mad cow” disease e BSE, r Rinderwahn
the BSE crisis e BSE-Krise
Also see
Parts of the Body in German
Lesson 15 of German for Beginners
C
Caesarean (section) r Kaiserschnitt
She had a (baby by) Caesarean. Sie hatte einen Kaiserschnitt.
cancer r Krebs
cancerous adj. bösartig, krebsartig
carcinogen n. r Krebserreger, s Karzinogen
carcinogenic adj. krebsauslösend, krebserregend, krebserzeugend
cardiac Herz- (prefix)
cardiac arrest r Herzstillstand
cardiac disease e Herzkrankheit
cardiac infarction r Herzinfarkt
cardiologist r Kardiologe, e Kardiologin
cardiology e Kardiologie
cardiopulmonary Herz-Lungen- (prefix)
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) e Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebung (HLW)
carpal tunnel syndrome s Karpaltunnelsyndrom
CAT scan e Computertomografie
cataract r Katarakt, grauer Star
catheter r Katheter
catheterize (v.) katheterisieren
chemist, pharmacist r Apotheker (-), e Apothekerin (-innen)
chemist's shop, pharmacy e Apotheke (-n)
chemotherapy e Chemotherapie
chicken pox Windpocken (pl.)
chills r Schüttelfrost
chlamydia e Chlamydieninfektion, e Chlamydien-Infektion
cholera e Cholera
chronic (adj.) chronisch
a chronic disease eine chronische Krankheit
circulatory problem e Kreislaufstörung
The French may complain about their livers, but the number one German ailment is Kreislaufstörung.
CJD e CJK (die Creuzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit)
clinic e Klinik (-en)
clone n. r Klon
clone v. klonen
cloning s Klonen
(a) cold, head cold eine Erkältung, r Schnupfen
to have a cold einen Schnupfen haben
colon cancer r Darmkrebs
colonoscopy e Darmspiegelung, e Koloskopie
concussion e Gehirnerschütterung
congenital (adj.) angeboren, kongenital
congenital defect r Geburtsfehler
congenital disease e kongenitale Krankheit (-en)
conjunctivitis e Bindehautentzündung
constipation e Verstopfung
contagion e Ansteckung (contact), e Ansteckungskrankheit (disease), s Contagium
contagious (adj.) ansteckend, direkt übertragbar
convulsion(s) r Krampf (Krämpfe)
COPD COPD (Chronisch obstruktive Lungenerkrankung, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
cough r Husten
cough syrup r Hustensaft
CPR e HLW (see "cardiopulmonary resuscitation")
cramp(s) r Krampf (Krämpfe)
stomach cramp r Magenkrampf
Creuzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) e Creuzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit (CJK)
C section r Kaiserschnitt
CT scan (see CAT scan)
cure (for a disease) s Heilmittel (gegen eine Krankheit)
cure (back to health) e Heilung
cure (at spa) e Kur
take a cure eine Kur machen
cure (treatment for) e Behandlung (für)
cure (of) (v.) heilen (von)
cure s.o. of a disease jmdn. von einer Krankheit heilen
cure-all s Allheilmittel
cut n. e Schnittwunde (-n)
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D
dandruff, flaking skin Schuppen (pl.)
dead tot
death r Tod
dental, by a dentist zahnärztlich
dentist r Zahnarzt/e Zahnärztin
MORE > At the Dentist - Beim Zahnarzt
diabetes e Zuckerkrankheit, r Diabetes
diabetic n. r/e Zuckerkranke, r Diabetiker/e Diabetikerin
diabetic adj. zuckerkrank, diabetisch
MORE > Diabetes @ About - Learn more about diabetes from About Guide Paula Ford-Martin.
diagnosis e Diagnose
dialysis e Dialyse
diarrhea, diarrhoea r Durchfall, e Diarrhöe
die v. sterben, ums Leben kommen
he died of cancer er starb an Krebs
she died of heart failure sie ist an Herzversagen gestorben
many people died/lost their lives viele Menschen kamen ums Leben
disease, illness e Krankheit (-en)
contagious disease ansteckende Krankheit
doctor, physician r Arzt/e Ärztin (Ärzte/Ärztinnen)
E
ENT (ear, nose, and throat) HNO (pron. HAH-EN-OH, Hals, Nase, Ohren = throat, nose, ears)
ENT doctor/physician r HNO-Arzt, e HNO-Ärztin
emergency r Notfall
in an emergency im Notfall
emergency room/ward e Unfallstation
emergency services Hilfsdienste (pl.)
environment e Umwelt
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F
fever s Fieber
first aid erste Hilfe
administer/give first aid erste Hilfe leisten
first-aid kit e Erste-Hilfe-Ausrüstung
first-aid kit r Verbandkasten/r Verbandskasten
flu, influenza e Grippe
Note: This glossary is not intended to offer any medical advice. It is for general information and vocabulary reference only.
G
gall bladder e Galle, e Gallenblase
gall stone(s) r Gallenstein (-e)
gastrointestinal Magen-Darm- (in compounds)
gastrointestinal tract r Magen-Darm-Trakt
gastroscopy e Magenspiegelung
German measles Röteln (pl.)
glucose r Traubenzucker, e Glucose
glycerin(e) s Glyzerin
gonorrhoea e Gonorrhöe, r Tripper
H
haematoma (Br.) s Hämatom
haemorrhoid (Br.) e Hämorrhoide
hay fever r Heuschnupfen
headache Kopfschmerzen (pl.)
headache tablet/pill, aspirin e Kopfschmerztablette
I have a headache. Ich habe Kopfschmerzen.
head nurse, senior nurse e Oberschwester
heart attack r Herzanfall, r Herzinfarkt
heart failure s Herzversagen
heart pacemaker r Herzschrittmacher
MORE > Heart Disease @ About - Learn more about heart disease and cardiology from About Guide Richard Fogoros.
heartburn s Sodbrennen
health e Gesundheit
health care e Gesundheitsfürsorge
hematoma, haematoma (Br.) s Hämatom
hemorrhage e Blutung
hemorrhoid e Hämorrhoide
hemorrhoidal ointment e Hämorrhoidensalbe
hepatitis e Leberentzündung, e Hepatitis
high blood pressure r Bluthochdruck (med. arterielle Hypertonie)
Hippocratic Oath r hippokratische Eid, r Eid des Hippokrates
HIV s HIV
HIV positive/negative HIV-positiv/-negativ
hospital s Krankenhaus, e Klinik, s Spital (Austria)
Also see
Parts of the Body in German
Lesson 15 of German for Beginners
I
ICU (intensive care unit) e Intensivstation
illness, disease e Krankheit (-en)
incubator r Brutkasten (-kästen)
infection e Entzündung (-en), e Infektion (-en)
influenza, flu e Grippe
injection, shot e Spritze (-n)
innoculate, vaccinate v. impfen
insulin s Insulin
insulin shock r Insulinschock
intensive care unit (ICU) e Intensivstation
interaction (drugs) e Wechselwirkung (-en), e Interaktion (-en)
J
jaundice e Gelbsucht
Jakob-Creutzfeld disease e Jakob-Creutzfeld-Krankheit
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Part 2: K-Z
The second part of this glossary.
At the Dentist - Beim Zahnarzt
Special dental vocabulary (German-English).
Parts of the Body in German
In Lesson 15 of German for Beginners.
Robert Koch
The father of modern bacteriology and discoverer of the anthrax bacterium.
Erfinder und Entdecker
Key inventors and researchers in medical and technical history.
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