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04/01/2012Guide to medical terms

Guide to medical terms Excellent as Belgium's medical services are, language can sometimes be a problem. Here is a quick guide to some common medical terms in French and Dutch.

Excellent as Belgium's medical services are, language can sometimes be a problem.

You can never be 100 percent sure which language your health service professional is going to understand.

Luckily most doctors at least seem to have a good command of English, but your corner shop pharmacy might not be so easy.

Below is a quick guide to some common medical terms in French and Dutch:


English    Flemish    French
antibiotics    antibiotica    antibiotiques
backache    rugpijn    mal au dos
blood    bloed    sang
blood pressure    bloeddruk    tension artèrielle
bone    het bot    os
breathe    ademen    respirer
broken    gebroken    fracture
chickenpox    de waterpokken    varicella
concussion    de hersenschudding    commotion (cérébrale)
constipation    de constipatie    constipation
contagious    besmettelijk    contagieux
cough    de hoest    toux
diabetic de suikerpatient    diabétique
diabetes    suikerziekte    diabète
diarrhoea    de diarree    diarrée
dizzy    duizelig    vertige
inflamed    onstoken    enflame
faint    flauwvallen    évanouissement
fever    koorts    fievre
headache    hoofdpijn    mal à la tete
infected    besmet    infecté
infection    de infectie    infection
injured    gewond    bléssé
insulin de    insuline    insuline
irritated    geirriteerd    irrité
joints    gewrichten    articulations
migraine    de migraine    migraine
muscle    spier    muscle
muscle-pain     spierpijn    douleur au muscle
nauseous    misselijk    mal au coeur
nurse (man/woman)     de verpleger/verpleegster    infirmier/ infirmière
pain     pijn    douleur
pregnant    zwanger    enceinte
prescription    recept    ordonnance
unconscious    bewusteloos     inconscient
vomit     overgeven     vomir
weak    zwak     faible
         
Doctor, doctor...
         
I have an earache    ik heb oorpijn     j¹ai mal aux oreilles
I feel hot     ik heb het warm    je me sens fievreux
We need a doctor     wij hebben een dokter nodig    on a besoin d¹un docteur
Call an ambulance!     Bel een ziekenwagen!     appellez une ambulance !
I am allergic to . .     ik ben allergisch voor .     j¹ai une allergie à... .
I have a pain here    het doet hier pijn    j¹ai mal a....
I've cut myself    ik heb me gesneden    je me suis coupé
I have a cold    ik ben verkouden    je suis enrhumé
I can't breathe    ik kan niet ademen    je ne peux pas respirer
I have a toothache    ik heb tandpijn     j'ai mal aux dents
         
Where does it hurt?
         

Leg     been    jambe
Arm    arm    bras
Hand    hand    main
Foot    voet    pied
 
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