B2 — upper-intermediatehealth40 words
Medicine: specialists & anatomy
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ùputnica | referral slip (to a specialist or for tests); also uput |
| nálaz | written findings — the sheet with your test or scan results (usually pl. nalazi) |
| ùredan nálaz | normal result (uredan of a report means 'unremarkable', not 'tidy') |
| dȏm zdrȃvlja | local primary-care health centre (the first stop before a specialist) |
| ìzabrānī lèkār | your registered GP (the doctor you are signed up with) |
| hȉtnā pȍmōć | ambulance |
| anàliza kȑvi | blood test |
| operácija | operation, surgery |
| upútiti | to refer (to a specialist, for tests) |
| òtpusnā lȉsta | hospital discharge summary |
| hìrurg | surgeon |
| kardiòlog | cardiologist |
| intèrnista | internist, specialist in internal medicine (masculine despite the -a ending) |
| neuròlog | neurologist |
| dermatòlog | dermatologist |
| ortòped | orthopaedist |
| rèndgen | X-ray (both the method and the image) |
| ȕltrazvūk | ultrasound |
| màgnetnā rezònanca | MRI scan |
| kȑvnā slȉka | blood count (full blood count on the referral form) |
| vȁđēnje kȑvi | blood draw |
| na prázan stȍmāk | on an empty stomach, fasting |
| úzorak | sample (specimen; also a research sample) |
| ìnfūzija | IV drip, infusion |
| jȅtra | liver (feminine singular) |
| bùbreg | kidney (m., pl. bubrezi) |
| štȉtnā žlézda | thyroid gland (also tiroidna žlezda in medical texts) |
| kȋčma | spine, backbone |
| zglȍb | joint |
| crévo | intestine (n.); pl. creva — the bowels |
| žȕčnā kèsa | gall bladder |
| sȑčanī ȕdar | heart attack (spoken: srčani udar; on paper: infarkt) |
| mȍždanī ȕdar | stroke (colloquially šlog) |
| ȕpala plúća | pneumonia |
| prélom | fracture, broken bone |
| tȗmor | tumour (masculine) |
| pòvišen | elevated, raised (pressure, temperature, test values) |
| operísati | to operate on; operisati se — to have surgery |
| léčiti se | to receive treatment, be treated |
| hròničan | chronic |
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