Health & Illness Terms
Master illness related vocabulary, for discussing sickness and trips to the doctor.
This article is part of our German vocabulary series. Also make sure to check out our A1 / A2 online German lessons and our German reading material.
Being Sick in German
illness
to be sick
fever
headache
limb pain
cough
Describing Symptoms
fever
pain
skin rash
diarrhea
itch, itchiness
to (have to) throw up
Illnesses in German
die Grippe
flu
die Erkältung
cold
die Migräne
migraine
das Rheuma
rheumatoid arthritis
die Arthrose
osteoarthritis
das Asthma
asthma
Hospital Vocabulary
sick bed
surgery
drip infusion
injection
emergency room
surgeon
Medicine, Pills & Relief
pill
bandage
plaster cast
plaster
ointment
throat lozenge
