Health & Medicine Vocabulary in French

Improve essential communication with Health & Medicine Vocabulary in French. Learn key words for symptoms, doctor visits, medicines, and emergencies to describe health needs clearly and confidently in real-life situations.

Talking about health, symptoms, medical treatment, or visits to the hospital becomes much easier when you know the right French words. GuruLango integrates these essential terms into its Spaced Repetition learning system, helping you retain them efficiently and remember them long-term.

Below is a selected preview from the Health & Medicine in French category, drawn from GuruLango’s extensive vocabulary library.

1. Human Body

A short list of common French words describing the human body.

French Vocabulary

IPA (French)

English Meaning

le corps

lə kɔʁ

body

la tête

la tɛt

head

le visage

lə vizaʒ

face

le bras

lə bʁa

arm

la main

la mɛ̃

hand

la jambe

la ʒɑ̃b

leg

le pied

lə pje

foot

les yeux

le zjø

eyes

l’oreille

lɔʁɛj

ear

le cœur

lə kœʁ

heart

le dos

lə do

back

2. Body Action & Reflex

Essential vocabulary for body functions and natural reactions.

French Vocabulary

IPA (French)

English Meaning

respirer

ʁɛspiʁe

to breathe

tousser

tuse

to cough

éternuer

etɛʁnɥe

to sneeze

avaler

avale

to swallow

transpirer

tʁɑ̃spiʁe

to sweat

bâiller

baje

to yawn

cligner des yeux

kliɲe de zjø

to blink

rire

ʁiʁ

to laugh

pleurer

plœʁe

to cry

courir

kuʁiʁ

to run

marcher

maʁʃe

to walk

3. Symptom

Common symptoms used when describing health issues.

French Vocabulary

IPA (French)

English Meaning

la fièvre

la fjɛvʁ

fever

la douleur

la dulœʁ

pain

le mal de tête

lə mal də tɛt

headache

la toux

la tu

cough

la fatigue

la fatig

fatigue

le vertige

lə vɛʁtiʒ

dizziness

le rhume

lə ʁym

cold

la nausée

la noze

nausea

le vomissement

lə vomismɑ̃

vomiting

l’allergie

lalɛʁʒi

allergy

4. Illness

A selection of frequent illnesses in French.

French Vocabulary

IPA (French)

English Meaning

la maladie

la malad

illness

la grippe

la ɡʁip

flu

l’infection

lɛ̃fɛksjɔ̃

infection

le diabète

lə djabɛt

diabetes

l’asthme

lastm

asthma

la migraine

la miɡʁɛn

migraine

la pneumonie

la pnɔmoni

pneumonia

la bronchite

la bʁɔ̃ʃit

bronchitis

l’intoxication alimentaire

lɛ̃tɔksikasjɔ̃ alimɑ̃tɛʁ

food poisoning

la dépression

la depʁesjɔ̃

depression

5. Health Condition

Vocabulary describing general health conditions.

French Vocabulary

IPA (French)

English Meaning

en bonne santé

ɑ̃ bɔn sɑ̃te

healthy

malade

malad

sick

faible

fɛbl

weak

fort

fɔʁ

strong

stressé

stʁese

stressed

détendu

detɑ̃dy

relaxed

blessé

blese

injured

infecté

ɛ̃fekte

infected

en forme

ɑ̃ fɔʁm

fit

épuisé

eɥize

exhausted

6. Treatment

Useful terms connected to treatment, medication, and therapy.

French Vocabulary

IPA (French)

English Meaning

le traitement

lə tʁɛtmɑ̃

treatment

le médicament

lə medikɑmɑ̃

medicine

le comprimé

lə kɔ̃pʁime

pill

le sirop

lə siʁo

syrup

l’ordonnance

lɔʁdɔnɑ̃s

prescription

la consultation

la kɔ̃syltasjɔ̃

consultation

la chirurgie

la ʃiʁyʁʒi

surgery

le pansement

lə pɑ̃smɑ̃

bandage

soigner

swaɲe

to treat

guérir

ɡeʁiʁ

to heal

la thérapie

la teʁapi

therapy

7. In the Hospital

Words frequently used in a hospital setting.

French Vocabulary

IPA (French)

English Meaning

l’hôpital

lopital

hospital

le médecin

lə medzɛ̃

doctor

l’infirmier

lɛ̃fiʁmje

nurse

le patient

lə pasjɑ̃

patient

la salle d’attente

la sal datɑ̃t

waiting room

le service d’urgence

lə sɛʁvis dyʁʒɑ̃s

emergency room

l’ambulance

lɑ̃bylɑ̃s

ambulance

la radiographie

la ʁadjɔɡʁafi

X-ray

l’analyse

lanaliz

medical test

le rendez-vous

lə ʁɑ̃devu

appointment

la clinique

la klinik

clinic

8. Healthy Habit

A useful selection of vocabulary about staying healthy.

French Vocabulary

IPA (French)

English Meaning

faire du sport

fɛʁ dy spɔʁ

to exercise

bien dormir

bjɛ̃ dɔʁmiʁ

to sleep well

manger équilibré

mɑ̃ʒe ekilibʁe

to eat balanced meals

boire assez d’eau

bwaʁ ase do

to drink enough water

méditer

medite

to meditate

se reposer

sə ʁəpoze

to rest

marcher

maʁʃe

to walk

éviter le stress

evite lə stʁɛs

to avoid stress

prendre des vitamines

pʁɑ̃dʁ de vitamɛn

to take vitamins

garder la forme

ɡaʁde la fɔʁm

to stay in shape

These health and medical vocabulary sets help you communicate more clearly about symptoms, treatments, and hospital-related situations in French. With GuruLango’s Spaced Repetition method, you’ll absorb these terms naturally and recall them effortlessly in real-life contexts.

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