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Medicine: specialists & anatomy

SerbianMeaning
ùputnicareferral slip (to a specialist or for tests); also uput
nálazwritten findings — the sheet with your test or scan results (usually pl. nalazi)
ùredan nálaznormal result (uredan of a report means 'unremarkable', not 'tidy')
dȏm zdrȃvljalocal primary-care health centre (the first stop before a specialist)
ìzabrānī lèkāryour registered GP (the doctor you are signed up with)
hȉtnā pȍmōćambulance
anàliza kȑviblood test
operácijaoperation, surgery
upútitito refer (to a specialist, for tests)
òtpusnā lȉstahospital discharge summary
hìrurgsurgeon
kardiòlogcardiologist
intèrnistainternist, specialist in internal medicine (masculine despite the -a ending)
neuròlogneurologist
dermatòlogdermatologist
ortòpedorthopaedist
rèndgenX-ray (both the method and the image)
ȕltrazvūkultrasound
màgnetnā rezònancaMRI scan
kȑvnā slȉkablood count (full blood count on the referral form)
vȁđēnje kȑviblood draw
na prázan stȍmākon an empty stomach, fasting
úzoraksample (specimen; also a research sample)
ìnfūzijaIV drip, infusion
jȅtraliver (feminine singular)
bùbregkidney (m., pl. bubrezi)
štȉtnā žlézdathyroid gland (also tiroidna žlezda in medical texts)
kȋčmaspine, backbone
zglȍbjoint
crévointestine (n.); pl. creva — the bowels
žȕčnā kèsagall bladder
sȑčanī ȕdarheart attack (spoken: srčani udar; on paper: infarkt)
mȍždanī ȕdarstroke (colloquially šlog)
ȕpala plúćapneumonia
prélomfracture, broken bone
tȗmortumour (masculine)
pòvišenelevated, raised (pressure, temperature, test values)
operísatito operate on; operisati se — to have surgery
léčiti seto receive treatment, be treated
hròničanchronic

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