Body

abdomen the part of your body between your chest and legs which contains живіт
your stomach, bowels etc
Adam’s apple the lump at the front of your neck that moves when you talk or swallow кадик
ankle the joint between your foot and your leg щиколотка
armpit the hollow place under your arm where it joins your body пахва
biceps the large muscles on the front of your upper arms біцепси
bottom the part of your body that you sit on сідниці
*one of the two round raised parts on a woman's chest
breast that produce milk when she has a baby груди
*the part of your body between your neck and your stomach
calf the part of the back of your leg between your knee and your ankle литка
elbow the joint where your arm bends лікоть
forearm the lower part of the arm, between the hand and the elbow передпліччя
groin the place where the tops of your legs meet the front of your body пах
heel the curved back part of your foot п’ятка
hip one of the two parts on each side of your body between стегно
the top of your leg and your waist
knee the joint that bends in the middle of your leg коліно
navel the small hollow or raised place in the middle of your stomach пуп
nipple the small dark circular part of a woman's breast сосок
one of the two small dark circular parts on a man's chest
palm the inside surface of your hand, in which you hold things долоня
shoulder one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck плече
where the arm is connected
toe one of the five movable parts at the end of your foot палець на нозі
thigh the top part of your leg, between your knee and your hip стегно
throat the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes горло
that go down to your lungs and stomach
thumb the part of your hand that is shaped like a thick short finger and великий палець
helps you to hold things
waist the narrow part in the middle of the human body талія
wrist the part of your body where your hand joins your arm зап’ясток
 Departments
Intensive Care Unit a department in a hospital that treats people who are реанімація
very seriously ill or badly injured
Casualty & Emergency a part of a hospital that people are taken to when they are hurt швидка допомога
Department in an accident or suddenly become ill
Pediatric Ward a department that deals with children and their illnesses педіатричне відд.
Maternity Unit a department that takes care of women who are pregnant or пологове
who have just had a baby відділення
Orthopaedic Ward a ward in a hospital where people who need treatment of ортопедичне
problems that affect bones or muscles stay відділення
Surgical Ward a ward where medical operations are held хірургія
Geriatric Ward a department that deals with medical care and геріатричне
treatment of old people відділення
Ophthalmic Ward a ward people with illnesses that affect eyes are treated офтальмологія
a department that deals with treatment of medical
Gynaecological Ward conditions and illnesses that affect only women, and usually гінекологія
relating to a woman's ability to have babies
 Parts of Head
cheek the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes щока
chin the front part of your face below your mouth підборіддя
eyebrows the line of hair above your eye брови
eyelashes one of the small hairs that grow along the edge of your eyelids вії
eyelids a piece of skin that covers your eye when it is closed повіки
forehead the part of your face above your eyes and below your hair лоб
hair the mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head волосся
jaw one of the two bones that your teeth are in щелепа
lip one of the two soft parts around your mouth where your skin is губа
redder or darker
mouth the part of your face which you put food into, or which you рот
use for speaking
neck the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders, шия
or the same part of an animal or bird
nostril one of the two holes at the end of your nose, through which ніздря
you breathe and smell things
 Diet
activity a situation in which a lot of things are being done to keep fit активність
calorie a unit for measuring the amount of energy that food will produce калорія
crash diet an attempt to lose a lot of weight quickly by strictly limiting жорстка дієта
how much you eat
dietary needs needs related to the food someone eats харчові потреби
double chin a fold of loose skin under someone's chin that looks like подвійне
a second chin підборіддя
hunger pangs sudden feelings of being hungry голод
lean thin in a healthy and attractive way стрункий
nutrient food that provides what is needed for people to live and grow поживний
overweight someone who is overweight is too heavy and fat огрядний
slim someone who is slim is attractively thin стрункий
to gain weight to increase in weight набирати вагу
to go on a diet to go to a limited range and amount of food that you eat вдаватися до
when you want to get thinner дієти
to keep fit to stay strong and healthy, especially because you exercise триматися
regularly у формі
to keep the body to keep your body in good and healthy condition слідкувати
in good shape за тілом
to lose weight to stop being as heavy as you were before схуднути
well-balanced a well-balanced meal or diet contains all the different things збалансована
diet you need to keep you healthy дієта
 Symptoms
belching a symptom when air from your stomach is coming out loudly відрижка
through your mouth
colic if a baby has colic, it has severe pain in its stomach and bowels коліки
cold a common illness that makes it difficult to breathe застуда
through your nose and often makes your throat hurt
if someone has a stroke, an artery in their brain suddenly bursts
stroke or becomes blocked, so that they may die or be unable to use інсульт
some muscles
constipation the condition of having difficulty in getting rid of solid waste непрохідність
from your body кишок
gangrene a condition in which your flesh decays in part of your body, because гангрена
blood has stopped flowing there as a result of illness or injury
a severe pain that you get in part of your body when a muscle
cramp becomes too tight, making it difficult for you to move судома
that part of your body
diarrhoea an illness in which waste from the bowels is watery and діарея
comes out often
dizziness a state of being unable to stand steadily запаморочення
dizzy feeling unable to stand steadily, for example because you are запаморочений
looking down from a high place or because you are ill
faint an act of becoming unconscious знепритомнення
fatigue very great tiredness виснаження
fever an illness or a medical condition in which you have гарячка
a very high temperature
feverish suffering from a fever у гарячці
sweaty covered or wet with sweat спітнілий
heartburn an unpleasant burning feeling in your stomach or chest caused by печія
acid from your stomach
hiccup a sudden repeated stopping of the breath, usually caused by гикавка
eating or drinking too fast
indigestion pain that you get when your stomach cannot break down food розлад
that you have eaten травлення
inflammation swelling and pain in part of your body, which is often red and feels hot запалення
insomnia if you suffer from insomnia, you are not able to sleep безсоння
itch an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it свербіння
with your nails
jaundice a medical condition in which your skin and the white part of жовтуха
your eyes become yellow
to feel nauseous to feel that you are going to vomit відчув. нудоту
neuralgia a sharp pain along the length of a nerve невралгія
pus a thick yellowish liquid produced in an infected part of your body гній
queasy feeling that you are going to vomit той, що відчув.
нудоту
rash a lot of red spots on someone's skin, caused by an illness висип
runny a runny nose, runny eyes etc have liquid coming out of them, виділяє
usually because you have a cold рідину
sore a painful (often red) place on body caused by a wound or infection виразка
swollen a part of your body that is swollen is bigger than usual, набряклий
especially because you are ill or injured
to sneeze if you sneeze, air suddenly comes from your nose, making a noise, чхати
for example when you have a cold
to cough to suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound, кашляти
often repeatedly
to vomit to bring food or drink up from your stomach out through your mouth, блювати
because you are ill
running nose a nose with liquid coming out of it, especially when you have a cold хворий ніс
 Diseases
acute an acute illness or disease quickly becomes very serious гострий
to be allergic to to have an allergy to something мати алергію
chronic a chronic disease or illness is one that continues for a long time and хронічний
cannot be cured
congenital affected someone since they were born уроджений
contagious can be passed from person to person by touch заразний
catching easily passed to other people заразний
infectious can be passed from one person to another, especially through the air інфекційний
familial typical of a family сімейний
metabolic relating to your body's metabolism (the chemical processes by which обмінно-
food is changed into energy in your body) речовинний
nutritional relating to the substances in food that help you to stay healthy харчовий
psychosomatic caused by fear or anxiety rather than by a physical problem психосома-
тичний
 Injuries
bite a small hole made where an animal or insect has bitten you укус
blister a swelling on your skin containing clear liquid, caused for example пухир
by a burn or continuous rubbing
bruise a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you синець
have fallen, been hit etc
cut a wound that is caused when something sharp cuts your skin поріз
graze a wound caused by rubbing that slightly breaks the surface of your skin подряпина
scar a permanent mark that is left on skin after a cut or wound шрам
scratch a small cut on someone's skin подряпина
spot a small round red area on someone's skin that shows that they are ill висип
sting a wound or mark made when an insect or plant stings you укус
gash a large deep cut or hole in something, for example in a person's skin поранення
fracture a crack or broken part in a bone перелам
sprain a damage of a joint in your body caused by a sudden twist of it розтяг
 Dental Care
bridge a small piece of metal that keeps false teeth in place by attaching місток
them to your real teeth
cavity a hole inside your teeth дупло
cement a thick sticky substance that becomes very hard when it dries and пломба
is used for filling holes in teeth
dentist someone whose job is to treat people's teeth стоматолог
dentures a set of artificial teeth worn by someone who does not have штучна
their own teeth any longer щелепа
to drill to make a hole in a tooth using a drill свердлити
to examine if a dentist examines you, they look at your teeth to check that перевіряти
the teeth are healthy
to fill to put some cement into a tooth пломбувати
filling a small amount of metal that is put into your tooth to cover a hole метал.пломба
gums your gums are the two areas of firm pink flesh at the top and ясна
bottom of your mouth, in which your teeth are fixed
lost teeth teeth that you no longer have втрачені зуби
nerve nerves are parts inside your teeth which look like threads and нерв
carry messages between the brain and the teeth
preventive dentistry dentistry to prevent any teeth disease happening rather than cure it профілактика
tooth one of the hard white objects in your mouth that you use to bite зуб
and eat food
tooth decay the natural chemical change that causes the slow destruction of teeth карієс
treat to put a special substance on your teeth or use a chemical process чистити
in order to protect, clean, or preserve them зуби
treatment a process by which your teeth are cleaned, protected etc чистка зубів
X-rays a photograph of someone's teeth, taken using X-rays to see рентген
if anything is wrong
 Drugs
capsule a plastic container shaped like a very small tube with medicine inside капсула
that you swallow whole
cream a thick smooth substance that you put on your skin to make it feel soft, крем
treat a medical condition etc
gargle liquid that you gargle (clean the inside of your mouth and throat by blowing полоскання
air through in the back of your throat) with
jelly a substance that is solid but very soft, and moves easily when you touch it желе
lotion a liquid mixture that you put on your skin or hair to clean, soften, or protect it лосьйон
ointment a soft cream that you rub into your skin, especially as a medical treatment мазь
pill a small solid piece of medicine that you swallow whole таблетка
powder a dry substance in the form of very small grains порошок
tablet a small round hard piece of medicine which you swallow таблетка
vaccine a substance which contains a weak form of the bacteria or virus that causes вакцина
a disease and is used to protect people from that disease
 Specialists
cardiologist a doctor who studies or treats heart diseases кардіолог
dermatologist a doctor who deals with skin diseases and their treatment дерматолог
лікар для
geriatrician a doctor who deals with medical treatment and care of old people людей
похилого віку
a doctor who deals with study and treatment of medical conditions and
gynaecologist illnesses that affect only women, and usually relating to a woman's гінеколог
ability to have babies
neurologist a doctor who deals with scientific study of the nervous system and невролог
its diseases
nurse someone whose job is to look after people who are ill or injured, usually медсестра
in a hospital
obstetrician a doctor who has special training in obstetrics (the part of medical акушер
science that deals with the birth of children)
oculist a doctor who examines and treats people's eyes окуліст
optician someone who tests people's eyes and sells glasses in a shop оптик
orthopaedist a doctor with special training in orthopedics ортопед
pathologist a doctor who deals with the study of the causes and effects of illnesses патолог
paediatrician a doctor who deals with children and their illnesses педіатр
physiotherapist someone whose job is to give physiotherapy фізіотерапевт
psychiatrist a doctor trained in the treatment of mental illness психіатр
radiologist a hospital doctor who is trained in the use of radiation to treat people радіолог
surgeon a doctor who does operations in a hospital хірург
 Organs
appendix a small organ near your bowel, which has little or no use апендикс
bile duct a narrow tube with a bitter green-brown liquid formed in the liver жовчні протоки
bladder the organ in your body that holds urine until січовий
it is passed out of your body міхур
brain the organ inside your head that controls how you think, feel, and move мозок
gall bladder the organ in your body in which bile is stored жовчний міхур
heart the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body серце
kidney one of the two organs in your lower back that separate waste products почка
from your blood and make urine
large intestine the lower part of your bowels, where food is changed into товсті кишки
solid waste matter
larynx the part in your throat where your voice is produced гортань
liver a large organ in your body that produces bile and cleans your blood печінка
lung one of the two organs in your body that you breathe with легеня
pancreas a gland inside your body, near your stomach, that produces insulin підшлункова
and a liquid that helps your body to use the food that you eat залоза
pelvis the set of large wide curved bones at the base of your spine, таз
to which your legs are joined
rib one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest ребро
spine the row of bones down the centre of your back that supports your body хребет
and protects your spinal cord
spleen an organ near your stomach that controls the quality of your blood селезінка
stomach the organ inside your body where food begins to be digested шлунок
throat the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes горло
that go down to your lungs and stomach
tonsils the two small round pieces of flesh at the sides of your throat гланди
windpipe the tube through which air passes from your mouth to your lungs трахея
 Health
a plaster cast a cover made from plaster of Paris, put around an arm, leg etc гіпс
to keep a broken bone in place while it mends
a sling a piece of cloth tied around your neck to support an injured arm or hand перев’яз
acupuncture a treatment for pain and disease that involves pushing special needles акупунктура
into parts of the body
addiction the need to take a harmful drug regularly, without being able to stop наркоманія
crutch one of a pair of long sticks that you put under your arms милиця
to help you walk when you have hurt your leg
genetic engineering the science of changing the genetic structure of an animal, plant, генетична
or human, usually to make them stronger or healthier інженерія
health check a test done to make sure you are healthy обстеження
injection an act of putting a drug into someone's body using a special needle ін’єкція
mental relating to the health or state of someone's mind розумовий
painkiller a medicine which reduces or removes pain знеболювальне
to prick to make a hole in your skin колоти
respiration the process of breathing дихання
rhythm a regular pattern of changes ритм
to be sea-sick to feel sick because of being on a ship or a boat for a long time морська хвороба
tension a nervous worried feeling that makes it impossible for you to relax хвилювання
tissue a piece of soft thin paper, used especially for blowing your nose on серветка
to be sick to be suffering from a disease or illness хворіти
to beat when your heart beats, it moves in a regular rhythm as it pumps your blood битися
to give an injection to perform an act of putting a drug into smone's body using a special needle робити укол
if a wound or a broken bone heals or is healed, the flesh, skin, or bone виліковуватись
to heal grows back together and becomes healthy again
to make someone who is ill become healthy again лікувати
to inhale to breathe in air, smoke, or gas вдихати
to prescribe to say what medicine or treatment a sick person should have виписати ліки
to put a bandage to put a narrow piece of cloth that you tie around a wound or перев’язувати
around a part of the body that has been injured
to strip to the waist to take off clothes on the top half of your body роздягтися
до пояса
to swoon to fall to the ground because you have been affected by an emotion or shock впасти
vessel a vein in your body судина
deterioration the process of becoming worse погіршення
throb a low strong regular beat or sensation пульсація
blood pressure the force with which blood travels through your body тиск крові
cripple someone who is unable to walk properly because their legs are каліка
damaged or injured - now considered offensive
to treat to try to cure an illness or injury by using drugs, hospital care etc лікувати
downhearted feeling sad and disappointed у депресії
ambulance a special vehicle that is used to take people who are ill or injured to hospital швидка
ache a continuous pain that is not sharp or very strong біль
pain the feeling you have when part of your body hurts біль
diagnosis the process of discovering exactly what is wrong with someone or діагностика
something, by examining them closely
clench to hold your hands, teeth etc together tightly, usually because you feel стискати
angry or determined
chronic a chronic disease or illness is one that continues for a long time and хронічний
cannot be cured
minor small and not very important or serious незначний
common ordinary and not special in any way звичний
ailment an illness that is not very serious недуга
sickness the state of being ill хвороба
illness a disease of the body or mind, or the condition of being ill хвороба