Health and illness
asking about health
When doctors want to ask about patient’s usual health…
Dr
What’s your genaral healthlike?
There are several expressions of not ill and ill…
| Not ill | ill |
| be in good health | be in poor health |
| be well | be not well/unwell |
| be fit | be unfit |
sickness
- Sickness has a similar meaning to illness.
- Sickness is also used in the name of a few specific disease.(ex.travel sickness)
- Sickness is sometimes used for nausea and vomiting
When patients say…
patient
I feel sick.
There are some possible meaning, such as…
you
I feel ill?
I feel unwell?
I’m nauseous?
I feel the need to vomit?
recovery
- get over =to recover
- ex. I’m getting over a cold.
- get better=to improve→★be in remission を使う場合もあります。
- ex. His cancer is in complete remission
- get worse=to deteriorate
※When patients get worse again = They has relapsed.
Body parts
name of body parts
You should use common words for patients.
On the other hand, you should use tecnical words for doctors.
| Tecnical words | Common words | Jananese |
| mandible | jaw | 下顎 |
| axilla アキシィラ | armpit | 脇 |
| thorax | chest | 胸 |
| abdomen | stomack/tummy | 腹 |
| umbilicus アンビリィカス | navel/belly bottom | へそ |
| inguinal region イングゥイナル | groin | 股間 |
| patella | kneecap | 膝蓋骨 |
| carpus | wrist | 手首 |
| coxa カクサ | hip | 腰 |
| cubitus | elbow | 肘 |
| mamma | breast | 胸 |
| nates ネイツ | buttocks | 尻 |
referring to body parts
When patients tellabouttheir problems…
I’m having trouble with my ~~~~
When doctors askpatients about their problems…
Do you get any pain in your~~~
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