English-Japanese Medical Terms

A

Abdomen – Onaka
Abortion (spontaneous) - Sozan
Allergy - Arerugi
Anemia - Hinketsu
Antibiotic – Kosei busshitsu
Anticoagulant – Koogyooko zai
Anti-inflammatory drugs – Koenshoozai
Anti-emetic – Chinto zai
Appendix – Moocho, Moochoen
Artery – Doomyaku
Arthritis – Kansetsu en
Autopsy – Reian

B

Bacteria - Saikin
Bed pan – Benki
Bladder – Boko
Bleed – Chi ga deru
Blood clot – Gyooketsu, Chi no katamari
Blood pressure – Ketsu atsu
Blood type – Ketsu eki gata
Bowel movement - Daiben
Breast – Mune
Bronchitis – Kikanshi en
Bursitis – Katsu eki noo en
Buttocks – Oshiri or ketsu

C

Chicken pox - Suitoo
Cirrhosis of the liver – Kan koohenshoo
Clinic – Tairai
Cold - Samui
Cold sweat - Reikan
Color – Iro
Contraceptives – Hin in yaku
Correct, to fix - Naosu
Cough – Seki
Crippled – Katawa
Cut – Kiru

D

Delivery Room – Bun ben shitsu
Dermatology – Hifuka
Diabetes – Toonyoo byoo
Diagnosis – Shindan
Diuretic – Rinyoo zai
Divorce - Rikon
Drink - Nomu

E

Emergency – Kinkyu
Endurance - Tairyoku
Enema – Kanchoo
ENT – Jibi inkoo ka
Etiology of disease – Byoo gen

F

Fallopian tube – Rankan
Fetus – Taiji
Follow up visit – Tsugi no shinsatsu
Friend – Tomodachi
Fungus - Shinkin

G

Gallstone – Tanseki
Gangrene - Esi
Geriatrics – Roojin ka
German measles – Hashika
Gonorrhea - Rinbyo
Gout – Tsuuhu

H

Hand – Te
Head – Atama
Health Insurance – Kenkoo hoken
Heart – Shinzoo
Height – Takasa
Hemodialysis – Tooseki shitsu
Hemorrhoid - Ji
Hepatitis – Kan en
Hospital – Byooin
Hypertension – Koo ketsu atsu
Hysterectomy – Shikyuu tekishutsu

I

Infection – Densen
Inflammation – Enshoo
Impotence – In I
I/O – Suibun sesshu to haisetsu
Internal bleeding – Naishukketsu
Internal Medicine – Nai ka
Interpreter – Tsuuyaku
Intravenous – Tenki
IV injection – Choomyakunai chuusha
Intravenous solution – Yueki
Itch - Kayui
Irritation - Shigeki

Top

J

Jaundice – Odan

Top

K

Kidney – Jinzoo
Kidney stone – Jinseki, Jinzoo no ishi

L

Labor Room – Jintsuu shitsu
Laxative – Gezai
Liver – Kanzoo
Liver cirrhosis – Kan koohenshoo
Local anesthesia – Kyokubu masui zai
Lung – Hai
Lymph node – Rimpa sen

M

Measles – Hashika
Menstruation – Gekkei
Miscarriage – Ryuzan
Mumps – Otafuku

N

Nausea – Hakike
Neurology – Shinkei ka
Neurosurgery – Shinkei Ge ka
Normally – Juntoo ni
Numb – Shibire
Nurse – Kangofu (san)
Nursery – Shinseiji shitsu

O

Ob-Gyn – Sanfu jin ka
Odynophagia – Enge chuu
Oncology – Shuyoo ka
Operating room – Shijutsu shitsu
Ophthalmology – Gan ka
Origin of disease – Byoo gen
Orthopedics – Seikei ge ka
Otitis media – Chu jien
Ovary – Ransoo
Overexertion - Kadoo

P

Pain – Itai
Pain pill – Itami dome no kusuri
Parasite – Kiseichuu
Pass gas – Hoohi suru, onara
Patient - Kanja
Patient’s room – Byoo shitsu
Pediatrics – Shooni ka, Kodomo no ishasan
Pelvis – Kotsuban
Pertussis – Hyakunichi zeki
Placenta – Taiban
Pregnant - Ninshin
Premature – Mijukuji shitsu
Prescription -
Preventive medicine – Yoboo yaku
Psychiatry – Seishin ka

Q

R

Rest - Yasumi
Rh positive – Ketsueki gata yosei
Rh negative – Ketsueki gata insei
Rubella – Rubera
Rupture of membrane - Hasui

S

Sedative – Chin sei zai
Shingles -
Spleen rupture – Hijoo haretsu
Spontaneous abortion – Sozan
Stethoscope – Choo shin ki
Stomach - I
Stool – Ben
Stool softener – Kange zai
Stroke – Noosoocho
Stiff neck – Koobu kyoochoku
Sunburn – Hiyake sugi
Surgical – Ge ka
Syphilis - Baidoku

T

Temperature – Taion
Tendon – Ken
Trachea – Kikan kanyure
Tube (catheter) - Kuda
Tuberculosis – Kekkaku

U

Ulcer – Kaiyoo
Ultrasound – Chuupa kensa
Unconsciousness – Ishiki sooshitsu (fumei)
Urinalysis – Nyoo no kensa
Urinary tract - Nyooro
Urology – Hinyooki ka
Uterus – Shikyuu

V

Vaccine – Yoboo chuusha
Vagina – Chitsu
Vaginal speculum – Chitsu kyo
Vaginitis – Jitsu en
Vein – Choomyaku
Vessel - Kekkan
Virus – Byoo kin
Vulva – Omencho

W

X

X-ray - Rentogen