<p>Use this English-German glossary to find German words and phrases related to medical treatment, health care, diseases , and injuries. When you are traveling through or living in a German-speaking area, it is wise to know how to talk about medical problems.</p><h3>Key</h3><p><strong>Noun Genders:</strong> <strong>r</strong> (<em>der</em>, masc.), <strong>e</strong> (<em>die</em>, fem.), <strong>s</strong> (<em>das</em>, neu.)<br/><strong>Abbreviations:</strong> adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), Br. (British), n. (noun), v. (verb), pl. (plural) </p><h3>A</h3><p>abscess <strong>r Abszess</strong></p><p>acne <strong>e Akne</strong><br/> pimples <strong>Pickel</strong> (<em>pl.</em>)</p><p>ADD <strong>ADS</strong> (<strong>Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Störung</strong> &#61; Attention Deficit Disorder)<br/>ADHD <strong>ADHS</strong> (<strong>Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit und Hyperaktivitäts-Störung</strong> &#61; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)</p><p>addict <strong>r/e Süchtige</strong><br/> become addicted/an addict <strong>süchtig werden</strong><br/> drug addict <strong>r/e Drogensüchtige</strong><br/>addiction <strong>e Sucht</strong></p><p>AIDS <strong>s AIDS</strong><br/> AIDS victim <strong>e/r AIDS-Kranke(r)</strong></p><p>allergic (to) <strong>allergisch</strong> (<strong>gegen</strong>)<br/>allergy <strong>e Allergie</strong></p><p>ALS <strong>e ALS</strong> (<strong>e Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose</strong>, <strong>Amyotrophische Lateralsklerose</strong>, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)<br/> Lou Gehrig&#39;s disease <strong>s Lou-Gehrig-Syndrom</strong><br/>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.</p><p>Alzheimer&#39;s (disease) <strong>e Alzheimer Krankheit</strong><br/>Named for the German neurologist <strong>Alois Alzheimer</strong> (1864-1915), who first identified the disease in 1906.</p><p>anaesthesia/anesthesia <strong>e Betäubung</strong>/<strong>e Narkose</strong><br/>anaesthetic/anesthetic <strong>s Betäubungsmittel</strong>/<strong>s Narkosemittel</strong><br/> general anesthetic <strong>e Vollnarkose</strong><br/> local anesthetic <strong>örtliche Betäubung</strong></p><p>anthrax <strong>r Milzbrand</strong>, <strong>r Anthrax</strong><br/>The anthrax bacillus, the cause of <strong>Milzbrand</strong>, was discovered and isolated by the German Robert Koch in 1876.</p><p>antidote (to) <strong>s Gegengift</strong>, <strong>s Gegenmittel</strong> (<strong>gegen</strong>)</p><p>appendicitis <strong>e Blinddarmentzündung</strong></p><p>arteriosclerosis <strong>e Arteriosklerose</strong>, <strong>e Arterienverkalkung</strong></p><p>arthritis <strong>e Arthritis</strong>, <strong>e Gelenkentzündung</strong></p><p>aspirin <strong>s Aspirin</strong><br/>In Germany and some other countries, the term <strong>Aspirin</strong> is a trademarked name. Aspirin was invented by the German firm Bayer in 1899.</p><p>asthma <strong>s Asthma</strong><br/>asthmatic <strong>asthmatisch</strong></p><h3>B</h3><p>bacterium (bacteria) <strong>e Bakterie</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>), <strong>s Bakterium</strong> (<strong>Bakteria</strong>)</p><p>bandage <strong>s Pflaster</strong> (-)<br/>bandage <strong>r Verband</strong> (<strong>Verbände</strong>)<br/> Band-Aid ® <strong>s Hansaplast</strong> ®</p><p>benign <strong>benigne</strong> (<em>med.</em>), <strong>gutartig</strong><br/>benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH, enlarging prostate) <strong>BPH</strong>, <strong>Benigne Prostatahyperplasie</strong></p><p>blood <strong>s Blut</strong><br/> blood count <strong>s Blutbild</strong><br/> blood poisoning <strong>e Blutvergiftung</strong><br/> blood pressure <strong>r Blutdruck</strong><br/> high blood pressure <strong>r Bluthochdruck</strong><br/> blood sugar <strong>r Blutzucker</strong><br/> blood test <strong>e Blutprobe</strong><br/> blood type/group <strong>e Blutgruppe</strong><br/> blood transfusion <strong>e Bluttransfusion</strong></p><p>bloody <strong>blutig</strong></p><p>botulism <strong>r Botulismus</strong></p><p>bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) <strong>die Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie</strong>, <strong>die BSE</strong></p><p>BPH (see &#34;benign prostatic hyperplasia&#34; above)</p><p>breast cancer <strong>r Brustkrebs</strong></p><p>BSE, “mad cow” disease <strong>e BSE</strong>, <strong>r Rinderwahn</strong><br/> the BSE crisis <strong>e BSE-Krise</strong></p><h3>C</h3><p>Caesarean (section) <strong>r Kaiserschnitt</strong><br/> She had a (baby by) Caesarean. <strong>Sie hatte einen Kaiserschnitt.</strong></p><p>cancer <strong>r Krebs</strong><br/>cancerous <em>adj.</em> <strong>bösartig</strong>, <strong>krebsartig</strong></p><p>carcinogen <em>n.</em> <strong>r Krebserreger</strong>, <strong>s Karzinogen</strong><br/>carcinogenic <em>adj.</em> <strong>krebsauslösend</strong>, <strong>krebserregend</strong>, <strong>krebserzeugend</strong></p><p>cardiac <strong>Herz-</strong> (<em>prefix</em>)<br/>cardiac arrest <strong>r Herzstillstand</strong><br/>cardiac disease <strong>e Herzkrankheit</strong><br/>cardiac infarction <strong>r Herzinfarkt</strong></p><p>cardiologist <strong>r Kardiologe</strong>, <strong>e Kardiologin</strong><br/>cardiology <strong>e Kardiologie</strong><br/>cardiopulmonary <strong>Herz-Lungen-</strong> (<em>prefix</em>)<br/>cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) <strong>e Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebung</strong> (<strong>HLW</strong>)</p><p>carpal tunnel syndrome <strong>s Karpaltunnelsyndrom</strong></p><p>CAT scan <strong>e Computertomografie</strong></p><p>cataract <strong>r Katarakt</strong>, <strong>grauer Star</strong></p><p>catheter <strong>r Katheter</strong><br/>catheterize (<em>v.</em>) <strong>katheterisieren</strong></p><p>chemist, pharmacist <strong>r Apotheker</strong> (-), <strong>e Apothekerin</strong> (-<strong>innen</strong>)<br/>chemist&#39;s shop, pharmacy <strong>e Apotheke</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><p>chemotherapy <strong>e Chemotherapie</strong></p><p>chicken pox <strong>Windpocken</strong> (<em>pl.</em>)</p><p>chills <strong>r Schüttelfrost</strong></p><p>chlamydia <strong>e Chlamydieninfektion</strong>, <strong>e Chlamydien-Infektion</strong></p><p>cholera <strong>e Cholera</strong></p><p>chronic (<em>adj.</em>) <strong>chronisch</strong><br/> a chronic disease <strong>eine chronische Krankheit</strong></p><p>circulatory problem <strong>e Kreislaufstörung</strong><br/>The French may complain about their livers but the number one German ailment is <strong>Kreislaufstörung</strong>.</p><p>CJD <strong>e CJK</strong> (<em>die Creuzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit</em>)</p><p>clinic <strong>e Klinik</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)</p><p>clone <em>n.</em> <strong>r Klon</strong><br/>clone <em>v.</em> <strong>klonen</strong><br/> cloning <strong>s Klonen</strong></p><p>(a) cold, head cold <strong>eine Erkältung</strong>, <strong>r Schnupfen</strong><br/> to have a cold <strong>einen Schnupfen haben</strong></p><p>colon cancer <strong>r Darmkrebs</strong></p><p>colonoscopy <strong>e Darmspiegelung</strong>, <strong>e Koloskopie</strong></p><p>concussion <strong>e Gehirnerschütterung</strong></p><p>congenital (<em>adj.</em>) <strong>angeboren</strong>, <strong>kongenital</strong><br/>congenital defect <strong>r Geburtsfehler</strong><br/>congenital disease <strong>e kongenitale Krankheit</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)</p><p>conjunctivitis <strong>e Bindehautentzündung</strong></p><p>constipation <strong>e Verstopfung</strong></p><p>contagion <strong>e Ansteckung</strong> (contact), <strong>e Ansteckungskrankheit</strong> (disease), <strong>s Contagium</strong></p><p>contagious (<em>adj.</em>) <strong>ansteckend</strong>, <strong>direkt übertragbar</strong></p><p>convulsion(s) <strong>r Krampf</strong> (<strong>Krämpfe</strong>)</p><p>COPD <strong>COPD</strong> (<strong>Chronisch obstruktive Lungenerkrankung</strong>, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)</p><p>cough <strong>r Husten</strong><br/>cough syrup <strong>r Hustensaft</strong></p><p>CPR <strong>e HLW</strong> (see &#34;cardiopulmonary resuscitation&#34;)</p><p>cramp(s) <strong>r Krampf</strong> (<strong>Krämpfe</strong>)<br/> stomach cramp <strong>r Magenkrampf</strong></p><p>Creuzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) <strong>e Creuzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit</strong> (<strong>CJK</strong>)</p><p>C section <strong>r Kaiserschnitt</strong></p><p>CT scan (see CAT scan)</p><p>cure (for a disease) <strong>s Heilmittel</strong> (<strong>gegen eine Krankheit</strong>)<br/>cure (back to health) <strong>e Heilung</strong><br/>cure (<em>at spa</em>) <strong>e Kur</strong><br/> take a cure <strong>eine Kur machen</strong><br/>cure (treatment for) <strong>e Behandlung</strong> (<strong>für</strong>)<br/>cure (of) (<em>v.</em>) <strong>heilen</strong> (<strong>von</strong>)<br/> cure s.o. of a disease <strong>jmdn. von einer Krankheit heilen</strong></p><p>cure-all <strong>s Allheilmittel</strong></p><p>cut <em>n.</em> <strong>e Schnittwunde</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><h3>D</h3><p>dandruff, flaking skin <strong>Schuppen</strong> (<em>pl.</em>)</p><p>dead <strong>tot</strong></p><p>death <strong>r Tod</strong></p><p>dental, by a dentist <strong>zahnärztlich</strong><br/>dentist <strong>r Zahnarzt</strong>/<strong>e Zahnärztin</strong></p><p>diabetes <strong>e Zuckerkrankheit</strong>, <strong>r Diabetes</strong><br/> diabetic <em>n.</em> <strong>r/e Zuckerkranke</strong>, <strong>r Diabetiker</strong>/<strong>e Diabetikerin</strong><br/> diabetic <em>adj.</em> <strong>zuckerkrank</strong>, <strong>diabetisch</strong></p><p>diagnosis <strong>e Diagnose</strong></p><p>dialysis <strong>e Dialyse</strong></p><p>diarrhea, diarrhoea <strong>r Durchfall</strong>, <strong>e Diarrhöe</strong></p><p>die <em>v.</em> <strong>sterben</strong>, <strong>ums Leben kommen</strong><br/> he died of cancer <strong>er starb an Krebs</strong><br/> she died of heart failure <strong>sie ist an Herzversagen gestorben</strong><br/> many people died/lost their lives <strong>viele Menschen kamen ums Leben</strong></p><p>disease, illness <strong>e Krankheit</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)<br/> contagious disease <strong>ansteckende Krankheit</strong></p><p>doctor, physician <strong>r Arzt</strong>/<strong>e Ärztin</strong> (<strong>Ärzte</strong>/<strong>Ärztinnen</strong>)</p><h3>E</h3><p>ENT (ear, nose, and throat) <strong>HNO</strong> (<em>pron.</em> HAH-EN-OH, <strong>Hals, Nase, Ohren</strong> &#61; throat, nose, ears)<br/>ENT doctor/physician <strong>r HNO-Arzt</strong>, <strong>e HNO-Ärztin</strong></p><p>emergency <strong>r Notfall</strong><br/> in an emergency <strong>im Notfall</strong><br/>emergency room/ward <strong>e Unfallstation</strong><br/>emergency services <strong>Hilfsdienste</strong> (<em>pl.</em>)</p><p>environment <strong>e Umwelt</strong></p><h3>F</h3><p>fever <strong>s Fieber</strong></p><p>first aid <strong>erste Hilfe</strong><br/> administer/give first aid <strong>erste Hilfe leisten</strong><br/>first-aid kit <strong>e Erste-Hilfe-Ausrüstung</strong><br/>first-aid kit <strong>r Verbandkasten</strong>/<strong>r Verbandskasten</strong></p><p>flu, influenza <strong>e Grippe</strong></p><h3>G</h3><p>gall bladder <strong>e Galle</strong>, <strong>e Gallenblase</strong><br/>gall stone(s) <strong>r Gallenstein</strong> (-<strong>e</strong>)</p><p>gastrointestinal <strong>Magen-Darm</strong>- (<em>in compounds</em>)<br/>gastrointestinal tract <strong>r Magen-Darm-Trakt</strong></p><p>gastroscopy <strong>e Magenspiegelung</strong></p><p>German measles <strong>Röteln</strong> (<em>pl.</em>)</p><p>glucose <strong>r Traubenzucker</strong>, <strong>e Glucose</strong></p><p>glycerin(e) <strong>s Glyzerin</strong></p><p>gonorrhoea <strong>e Gonorrhöe</strong>, <strong>r Tripper</strong></p><h3>H</h3><p>haematoma (<em>Br.</em>) <strong>s Hämatom</strong></p><p>haemorrhoid (Br.) <strong>e Hämorrhoide</strong></p><p>hay fever <strong>r Heuschnupfen</strong></p><p>headache <strong>Kopfschmerzen</strong> (<em>pl.</em>)<br/>headache tablet/pill, aspirin <strong>e Kopfschmerztablette</strong><br/> I have a headache. <strong>Ich habe Kopfschmerzen.</strong></p><p>head nurse, senior nurse <strong>e Oberschwester</strong></p><p>heart attack <strong>r Herzanfall</strong>, <strong>r Herzinfarkt</strong><br/>heart failure <strong>s Herzversagen</strong><br/>heart pacemaker <strong>r Herzschrittmacher</strong></p><p>heartburn <strong>s Sodbrennen</strong></p><p>health <strong>e Gesundheit</strong></p><p>health care <strong>e Gesundheitsfürsorge</strong></p><p>hematoma, haematoma (<em>Br.</em>) <strong>s Hämatom</strong></p><p>hemorrhage <strong>e Blutung</strong></p><p>hemorrhoid <strong>e Hämorrhoide</strong><br/> hemorrhoidal ointment <strong>e Hämorrhoidensalbe</strong></p><p>hepatitis <strong>e Leberentzündung</strong>, <strong>e Hepatitis</strong></p><p>high blood pressure <strong>r Bluthochdruck</strong> (<em>med.</em> <strong>arterielle Hypertonie</strong>)</p><p>Hippocratic Oath <strong>r hippokratische Eid</strong>, <strong>r Eid des Hippokrates</strong></p><p>HIV <strong>s HIV</strong><br/>HIV positive/negative <strong>HIV-positiv</strong>/-<strong>negativ</strong></p><p>hospital <strong>s Krankenhaus</strong>, <strong>e Klinik</strong>, <strong>s Spital</strong> (<em>Austria</em>)</p><h3>I</h3><p>ICU (intensive care unit) <strong>e Intensivstation</strong></p><p>illness, disease <strong>e Krankheit</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)</p><p>incubator <strong>r Brutkasten</strong> (-<strong>kästen</strong>)</p><p>infection <strong>e Entzündung</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>), <strong>e Infektion</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)</p><p>influenza, flu <strong>e Grippe</strong></p><p>injection, shot <strong>e Spritze</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><p>innoculate, vaccinate <em>v.</em> <strong>impfen</strong></p><p>insulin <strong>s Insulin</strong><br/>insulin shock <strong>r Insulinschock</strong></p><p>intensive care unit (ICU) <strong>e Intensivstation</strong></p><p>interaction (<em>drugs</em>) <strong>e Wechselwirkung</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>), <strong>e Interaktion</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)</p><h3>J</h3><p>jaundice <strong>e Gelbsucht</strong></p><p>Jakob-Creutzfeld disease <strong>e Jakob-Creutzfeld-Krankheit</strong></p><h3>K</h3><p>kidney(s) <strong>e Niere</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)<br/>kidney failure, renal failure <strong>s Nierenversagen</strong><br/>kidney machine <strong>e künstliche Niere</strong><br/>kidney stone(s) <strong>r Nierenstein</strong> (-<strong>e</strong>)</p><h3>L</h3><p>laxative <strong>s Abführmittel</strong></p><p>leukemia <strong>r Blutkrebs</strong>, <strong>e Leukämie</strong></p><p>life <strong>s Leben</strong><br/>to lose your life, to die <strong>ums Leben kommen</strong><br/>many people died/lost their lives <strong>viele Menschen kamen ums Leben</strong></p><p>Lou Gehrig&#39;s disease <strong>s Lou-Gehrig-Syndrom</strong> (see &#34;ALS&#34;)</p><p>Lyme disease <strong>e Lyme-Borreliose</strong> (also see <em>TBE</em>)<br/><em>transmitted by ticks</em> <strong>von Zecken übertragen</strong></p><h3>M</h3><p>&#34;mad cow&#34; disease, BSE <strong>r Rinderwahn</strong>, <strong>e BSE</strong></p><p>malaria <strong>e Malaria</strong></p><p>measles <strong>e Masern</strong> (pl.)<br/>German measles, rubella <strong>Röteln</strong> (pl.)</p><p>medical(ly) (<em>adj., adv.</em>) <strong>medizinisch</strong>, <strong>ärztlich</strong>, <strong>Sanitäts</strong>- (in compounds)<br/>medical corps (<em>mil.</em>) <strong>e Sanitätstruppe</strong><br/>medical insurance <strong>e Krankenversicherung</strong>/<strong>e Krankenkasse</strong><br/>medical school <strong>medizinische Fakultät</strong><br/>medical student <strong>r Medizinstudent</strong>/-<strong>studentin</strong></p><p>medicinal (<em>adj., adv.</em>) <strong>heilend</strong>, <strong>medizinisch</strong><br/>medicinal power(s) <strong>e Heilkraft</strong></p><p>medicine (<em>in general</em>) <strong>e Medizin</strong><br/>medicine, medication <strong>e Arznei</strong>, <strong>s Arzneimittel</strong>, <strong>s Medikament</strong> (-<strong>e</strong>)</p><p>metabolism <strong>r Metabolismus</strong></p><p>mono, mononucleosis <strong>s Drüsenfieber</strong>, <strong>e Mononukleose</strong> (<strong>Pfeiffersches Drüsenfieber</strong>)</p><p>multiple sclerosis (MS) <strong>multiple Sklerose</strong> (<em>die</em>)</p><p>mumps <strong>r Mumps</strong></p><p>muscular dystrophy <strong>e Muskeldystrophie</strong>, <strong>r Muskelschwund</strong></p><h3>N</h3><p>nurse <strong>e Krankenschwester</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)<br/>head nurse <strong>e Oberschwester</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)<br/>male nurse, orderly <strong>r Krankenpfleger</strong> (-)<br/>nursing <strong>e Krankenpflege</strong></p><h3>O</h3><p>ointment, salve <strong>e Salbe</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><p>operate <em>v.</em> <strong>operieren</strong><br/>operation <strong>e Operation</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)<br/>have an operation <strong>sich einer Operation unterziehen</strong>, <strong>operiert werden</strong></p><p>organ <strong>s Organ</strong><br/>organ bank <strong>e Organbank</strong><br/>organ donation <strong>e Organspende</strong><br/>organ donor <strong>r Organspender</strong>, <strong>e Organspenderin</strong><br/>organ recipient <strong>r Organempfänger</strong>, <strong>e Organempfängerin</strong></p><h3>P</h3><p>pacemaker <strong>r Herzschrittmacher</strong></p><p>paralysis (<em>n.</em>) <strong>e Lähmung</strong>, <strong>e Paralyse</strong><br/>paralytic (<em>n.</em>) <strong>r Paralytiker</strong>, <strong>e Paralytikerin</strong><br/>paralyzed, paralytic (<em>adj.</em>) <strong>gelähmt</strong>, <strong>paralysiert</strong></p><p>parasite <strong>r Parasit</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)</p><p>Parkinson&#39;s disease <strong>e Parkinson-Krankheit</strong></p><p>patient <strong>r Patient</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>), <strong>e Patientin</strong> (-<strong>nen</strong>)</p><p>pharmacy, chemist&#39;s shop <strong>e Apotheke</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)<br/>pharmacist, chemist <strong>r Apotheker</strong> (-), <strong>e Apothekerin</strong> (-<strong>nen</strong>)</p><p>physician, doctor <strong>r Arzt</strong>/<strong>e Ärztin</strong> (<strong>Ärzte</strong>/<strong>Ärztinnen</strong>)</p><p>pill, tablet <strong>e Pille</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>), <strong>e Tablette</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><p>pimple(s) <strong>r Pickel</strong> (-)<br/>acne <strong>e Akne</strong></p><p>plague <strong>e Pest</strong></p><p>pneumonia <strong>e Lungenentzündung</strong></p><p>poison <strong>s Gift</strong><br/>antidote (to) <strong>s Gegengift</strong>, <strong>s Gegenmittel</strong> (<strong>gegen</strong>)<br/>poison (<em>v.</em>) <strong>vergiften</strong></p><p>poisoning <strong>e Vergiftung</strong></p><p>prescription <strong>s Rezept</strong></p><p>prostate (gland) <strong>e Prostata</strong><br/>prostate cancer <strong>r Prostatakrebs</strong></p><p>psoriasis <strong>e Schuppenflechte</strong></p><h3>Q</h3><p>quack (doctor) <strong>r Quacksalber</strong><br/>quack remedy <strong>s Mittelchen</strong>, <strong>e Quacksalberkur</strong>/<strong>e Quacksalberpille</strong></p><p>quinine <strong>s Chinin</strong></p><h3>R</h3><p>rabies <strong>e Tollwut</strong></p><p>rash <em>n.</em> <strong>r Ausschlag</strong></p><p>rehab <strong>e Reha</strong>, <strong>e Rehabilitierung</strong><br/>rehab center <strong>s Reha-Zentrum</strong> (-<strong>Zentren</strong>)</p><p>rheumatism <strong>s Rheuma</strong></p><p>rubella <strong>Röteln</strong> (<em>pl.</em>)</p><h3>S</h3><p>salivary gland <strong>e Speicheldrüse</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><p>salve, ointment <strong>e Salbe</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><p>SARS <strong>s SARS</strong> (<strong>Schweres akutes Atemnotsyndrom</strong>, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)</p><p>scurvy <strong>r Skorbut</strong></p><p>sedative, tranquilizer <strong>s Beruhigungsmittel</strong></p><p>sexually transmitted disease (See &#34;STD&#34; below)</p><p>shot, injection <strong>e Spritze</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><p>side effects <strong>Nebenwirkungen</strong> (pl.)</p><p>smallpox <strong>e Pocken</strong> (pl.)<br/>smallpox vaccination <strong>e Pockenimpfung</strong></p><p>sonography <strong>e Sonografie</strong><br/>sonogram <strong>s Sonogramm</strong> (-<strong>e</strong>)</p><p>sprain <strong>e Verstauchung</strong></p><p>STD (sexually transmitted disease) <strong>e Geschlechtskrankheit</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)</p><p>stomach <strong>r Magen</strong><br/>stomach ache <strong>s Bauchweh</strong>, <strong>Magenbeschwerden</strong> (<em>pl.</em>)<br/>stomach cancer <strong>r Magenkrebs</strong><br/>stomach ulcer <strong>s Magengeschwür</strong></p><p>surgeon <strong>r Chirurg</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>), <strong>e Chirurgin</strong> (-<strong>innen</strong>)</p><p>syphilis <strong>e Syphilis</strong><br/>The German researcher <strong>Paul Ehrlich</strong> (1854-1915) discovered <em>Salvarsans</em>, a treatment for syphilis, in 1910. Ehrlich was also a pioneer in chemotherapy. He received the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1908.</p><h3>T</h3><p>tablet, pill <strong>e Tablette</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>), <strong>e Pille</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><p>TBE <strong>Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitis (FSME)</strong> <br/>There is a<strong>TBE</strong>/<strong>FSME</strong> vaccine which German doctors can give to people at risk, but it cannot be used on children under the age of 12. It is not available in the U.S. The vaccination is good for three years. The tick-borne disease is found in southern Germany and other parts of Europe but is fairly rare.</p><p>temperature <strong>e Temperatur</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)<br/>he has a temperature <strong>er hat Fieber</strong></p><p>thermal imaging <strong>e Thermografie</strong></p><p>thermometer <strong>s Thermometer</strong> (-)</p><p>tick-borne encephalitis (see <em>TBE</em> above)</p><p>tissue (<em>skin, etc.</em>) <strong>s Gewebe</strong> (-)</p><p>tomography <strong>e Tomografie</strong><br/>CAT/CT scan, computer tomography <strong>e Computertomografie</strong></p><p>tonsilitis <strong>e Mandelentzündung</strong></p><p>tooth (teeth) <strong>r Zahn</strong> (<strong>Zähne</strong>)<br/>toothache <strong>Zahnschmerzen</strong> (<em>pl.</em>)<br/>I have a toothache. <strong>Ich habe Zahnschmerzen.</strong><br/>MORE &gt; <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/german-medical-and-dental-vocabulary-4070966" rel="nofollow" data-type="internalLink" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="1">At the Dentist - Beim Zahnarzt</a></p><p>tranquilizer, sedative <strong>s Beruhigungsmittel</strong></p><p>triglyceride <strong>s Triglyzerid</strong> (<strong>Triglyzeride</strong>, pl.)</p><p>A <strong>triglyzeride</strong> is an organic-chemical compound made up of one molecule of glycerine and three fatty acids.<br/>Ein <strong>Triglyzerid</strong> ist eine organischchemische Verbindung aus einem Molekül Glyzerin und drei Fettsäuren.</p><p>tuberculosis <strong>e Tuberkulose</strong><br/>tuberculin <strong>s Tuberkulin</strong></p><p>typhoid fever, typhus <strong>r Typhus</strong></p><h3>U</h3><p>ulcer <strong>s Geschwür</strong></p><p>ulcerous (<em>adj.</em>) <strong>geschwürig</strong></p><p>urologist <strong>r Urologe</strong>, <strong>e Urologin</strong><br/>urology <strong>e Urologie</strong></p><h3>V</h3><p>vaccinate <em>v.</em> <strong>impfen</strong><br/>vaccination <em>n.</em> <strong>e Impfung</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)<br/>smallpox vaccination <strong>e Pockenimpfung</strong><br/>vaccine <em>n.</em> <strong>r Impfstoff</strong></p><p>varicose vein <strong>e Krampfader</strong></p><p>vasectomy <strong>e Vasektomie</strong></p><p>vascular <strong>vaskulär</strong>, <strong>Gefäß</strong>- (<em>in compounds</em>)<br/>vascular disease <strong>e Gefäßkrankheit</strong></p><p>vein <strong>e Vene</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>), <strong>e Ader</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)<br/>varicose vein(s) <strong>e Krampfader</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><p>venereal disease, VD <strong>e Geschlechtskrankheit</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>)</p><p>violence <strong>e Gewalt</strong><br/>rightwing (skinhead) violence <strong>rechte Gewalt</strong></p><p>virus <strong>s Virus</strong><br/>virus/viral infection <strong>e Virusinfektion</strong></p><p>vitamin <strong>s Vitamin</strong><br/>vitamin deficiency <strong>r Vitaminmangel</strong></p><h3>W</h3><p>wart <strong>e Warze</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><p>wound (<em>n.</em>) <strong>e Wunde</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>)</p><h3>X</h3><p>X-ray (<em>n.</em>) <strong>e Röntgenaufnahme</strong>, <strong>s Röntgenbild</strong><br/>X-ray (<em>v.</em>) <strong>durchleuchten</strong>, <strong>eine Röntgenaufnahme machen</strong><br/>The German word for X-rays comes from their German discoverer, <strong>Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen</strong> (1845-1923).</p><h3>Y</h3><p>yellow fever <strong>s Gelbfieber</strong></p><h3>Dental Vocabulary - German to English</h3><h3>A</h3><p><strong>s Amalgam</strong> amalgam (dental filling)</p><h3>B</h3><p><strong>e Behandlung</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>) treatment(s)</p><p><strong>r Belag</strong> (<strong>Beläge</strong>) plaque, tartar, calculus<br/> <strong>r Zahnbelag</strong> plaque, tartar, calculus<br/> <strong>harter Zahnbelag</strong> tartar, calculus (hard coating)<br/> <strong>weicher Zahnbelag</strong> plaque (soft coating)</p><p><strong>e Betäubung</strong>/<strong>e Narkose</strong> anaesthesia/anesthesia<br/><strong>s Betäubungsmittel</strong>/<strong>s Narkosemittel</strong> anaesthetic/anesthetic<br/> general anesthetic <strong>e Vollnarkose</strong><br/> local anesthetic <strong>örtliche Betäubung</strong></p><p><strong>bleichen</strong> to bleach, whiten</p><p><strong>bohren</strong> (<em>v.</em>) to drill<br/><strong>r Bohrer</strong> (-) drill<br/><strong>e Bohrmaschine</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>) drill</p><h3>E</h3><p><strong>empfindlich</strong> (<em>adj</em>) sensitive (gums, teeth, etc.)</p><p><strong>e Entfernung</strong> removal (of plaque, tooth, etc.)</p><h3>F</h3><p><strong>e Fluoridierung</strong> fluoridation, fluoride treatment</p><p><strong>e Füllung</strong> (-<strong>en</strong>) filling(s)</p><h3>H</h3><p><strong>s Honorar</strong> (-<strong>e</strong>) fee(s)<br/> <strong>Summe Honorare</strong> sum total of fees (<em>on dental bill</em>)</p><h3>K</h3><p><strong>e Klammer</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>) brace(s)</p><p><strong>e Krone</strong> (tooth) crown, cap<br/> <strong>e Zahnkrone</strong> tooth crown</p><h3>L</h3><p><strong>e Leistung</strong> service provided<br/><strong>e Leistungsgliederung</strong> itemization of services</p><h3>P</h3><p><strong>e Parodontologie</strong> periodontology (gum treatment/care)<br/><strong>e Parodontose</strong> periodontosis (shrinking gums)</p><p><strong>e Plombe</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>) (tooth) filling(s)<br/><strong>plombieren</strong> to fill (tooth)</p><p><strong>e Prophylaxe</strong> prophylaxis (teeth cleaning)</p><h3>S</h3><p><strong>e Spange</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>) brace(s)<br/> <strong>e Zahnspange</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>) brace(s)</p><p><strong>Summe Honorare</strong> sum total of fees (<em>on dental bill</em>)</p><h3>W</h3><p><strong>r Wurzel</strong> root</p><p><strong>e Wurzelkanalbehandlung</strong> root-canal work<br/> <strong>e Zahnwurzelbehandlung</strong> root-canal work</p><h3>Z</h3><p><strong>r Zahn</strong> (<strong>Zähne</strong>) tooth (teeth)<br/> <strong>r Zahnersatz</strong> denture(s)<br/> <strong>falsche Zähne</strong> false teeth<br/> <strong>künstliche Zähne</strong> false teeth</p><p><strong>r Zahnarzt</strong> (-<strong>ärzte</strong>) dentist (<em>m.</em>)<br/><strong>e Zahnärztin</strong> (-<strong>ärztinnen</strong>) dentist (<em>f.</em>)</p><p><strong>r Zahnarzthelfer</strong> (-) dental assistant, dental nurse (<em>m.</em>)<br/><strong>e Zahnarzthelferin</strong> (-<strong>nen</strong>) dental assistant, dental nurse (<em>f.</em>)</p><p><strong>zahnärztlich</strong> (<em>adj</em>) dental</p><p><strong>r Zahnbelag</strong> (-<strong>beläge</strong>) plaque, tartar, calculus</p><p><strong>r Zahnersatz</strong> denture(s)<br/> <strong>e Zahnprothese</strong> denture set</p><p><strong>e Zahnfläche</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>) tooth surface(s)</p><p><strong>s Zahnfleisch</strong> gum, gums<br/><strong>e Zahnfleischentzündung</strong> gingivitis, gum infection</p><p><strong>e Zahnfüllung</strong> (-) tooth filling(s)</p><p><strong>e Zahnklammer</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>) brace(s)<br/> <strong>e Zahnspange</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>) brace(s)</p><p><strong>e Zahnkrone</strong> tooth crown</p><p><strong>e Zahnpflege</strong> dental hygiene, dental care</p><p><strong>e Zahnprothese</strong> denture set</p><p><strong>r Zahnschmelz</strong> tooth enamel</p><p><strong>e Zahnschmerzen</strong> (<em>pl.</em>) toothache<br/> <strong>r Zahnweh</strong> toothache</p><p><strong>e Zahnseide</strong> dental floss</p><p><strong>e Zahnspange</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>) brace(s)<br/> <strong>e Zahnklammer</strong> (-<strong>n</strong>) brace(s)</p><p><strong>r Zahntechniker</strong> dental technician</p><p><strong>r Zahnweh</strong> toothache </p><p><strong>Note:</strong> This glossary is not intended to offer any medical or dental advice. It is for general information and vocabulary reference only.</p>