visiting the doctor & symptoms
Visiting the Doctor & Symptoms
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Doctor
/ዶክተር/
ሐኪም
A qualified practitioner of medicine.
ብቁ የሆነ የህክምና ባለሙያ።
Examples
"I need to see a doctor today."
Patient
/ፔሸንት/
ታካሚ
A person receiving medical treatment.
የህክምና እርዳታ የሚያገኝ ሰው።
Examples
"The patient is waiting in the lobby."
Symptom
/ሲምፕተም/
ምልክት
A physical or mental feature indicating a condition of disease.
የበሽታ ሁኔታን የሚያመለክት አካላዊ ወይም አእምሯዊ ባህሪ።
Examples
"Fever is a common symptom of the flu."
Fever
/ፊቨር/
ትኩሳት
An abnormally high body temperature.
ያልተለመደ ከፍተኛ የሰውነት ሙቀት።
Examples
"He has a high fever and needs rest."
Cough
/ኮፍ/
ሳል
To expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.
ከሳምባ አየርን በድንገት ድምፅ በማውጣት ማስወጣት።
Examples
"Cover your mouth when you cough."
Medicine
/ሜዲሲን/
መድሃኒት
A substance used for treating disease.
በሽታን ለማከም የሚያገለግል ንጥረ ነገር።
Examples
"Take your medicine after breakfast."
Prescription
/ፕሪስክሪፕሽን/
የመድሃኒት ማዘዣ
An instruction written by a medical practitioner for a medicine.
በህክምና ባለሙያ የተጻፈ የመድሃኒት መመሪያ።
Examples
"The doctor wrote a prescription for antibiotics."
Headache
/ሄዴክ/
የራስ ምታት
A continuous pain in the head.
በራስ ላይ የሚሰማ የማያቋርጥ ህመም።
Examples
"I have a splitting headache."
Stomachache
/ስቶማክ-ኤክ/
የሆድ ህመም
Pain in the abdomen.
በሆድ አካባቢ የሚሰማ ህመም።
Examples
"She has a stomachache from eating too much."
Dizziness
/ዲዚነስ/
መፍዘዝ
A sensation of spinning and losing one's balance.
የመሽከርከር እና ሚዛን የማጣት ስሜት።
Examples
"I feel some dizziness when I stand up quickly."
Nausea
/ኖዢያ/
የማቅለሽለሽ ስሜት
A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
የማስመለስ ስሜት ያለው የህመም አይነት።
Examples
"The medication causes slight nausea."
Infection
/ኢንፌክሽን/
ኢንፌክሽን
The invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms.
ጎጂ በሆኑ ጥቃቅን ህይወት ያላቸው ነገሮች ሰውነትን መውረር።
Examples
"The wound developed a bacterial infection."
Antibiotics
/አንቲባዮቲክስ/
አንቲባዮቲክስ
Medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
ጥቃቅን ነፍሳትን እድገት የሚገታ ወይም የሚያጠፋ መድሃኒት።
Examples
"Antibiotics are used to treat infections."
Injection
/ኢንጄክሽን/
መርፌ
An instance of injecting or being injected.
መድሃኒትን በመርፌ ወደ ሰውነት የማስገባት ተግባር።
Examples
"The nurse gave the patient an injection."
Appointment
/አፖይንትመንት/
ቀጠሮ
An arrangement to meet someone at a particular time.
በተወሰነ ጊዜ ከአንድ ሰው ጋር ለመገናኘት የሚደረግ ስምምነት።
Examples
"I have a doctor's appointment at 10 AM."
Nurse
/ነርስ/
ነርስ
A person trained to care for the sick.
ታካሚዎችን ለመንከባከብ የሰለጠነ ሰው።
Examples
"The nurse checked my blood pressure."
Pharmacy
/ፋርማሲ/
ፋርማሲ
A store where medicinal drugs are dispensed.
የህክምና መድሃኒቶች የሚታደሉበት መደብር።
Examples
"Go to the pharmacy to get your pills."
Diagnosis
/ዳያግኖሲስ/
ምርመራ
Identification of the nature of an illness.
የበሽታውን አይነት የመለየት ተግባር።
Examples
"The diagnosis showed a mild flu."
Blood pressure
/ብለድ ፕሬሸር/
የደም ግፊት
The pressure of the blood in the circulatory system.
በደም ዝውውር ስርአት ውስጥ ያለው የደም ግፊት።
Examples
"High blood pressure is dangerous."
Chest
/ቼስት/
ደረት
The front surface of a person's body between the neck and abdomen.
በአንገት እና በሆድ መካከል ያለው የሰውነት የፊት ክፍል ።
Examples
"He felt a sharp pain in his chest."
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