Medical English Vocabulary with Japanese Translations
It is important to understand that some of these words have many meanings. The meaning and Japanese translations
given here are the words being used in the context of the audio scripts.
English
Meaning
Antibiotics
Bombard (with questions)
Chicken Pox (also known
as Varicella)
Child-bearing age
Treatment for bacterial infection
Too many questions at the same time.
Disease
抗生物質
爆撃のように質問攻めにする
水疱瘡
At an age where they can get
pregnant
Help patient remember by asking
extra/specific (closed) questions
Disease causing blood sugar to be too
high
See the difference between 2 or more
things
Give more information/details
Not allowed by law
Being made immune to a disease
using a vaccine
Injection to prevent disease (same as
vaccination)
Asking lots of questions in a
rude/angry way
Medicine to make emptying bowels
easier
Disease
Disease
Disease
A baby who died before being born
Disease
Organ in the throat
Condition in pregnancy
出産年齢
Paracetamol (UK) Panadol (AUS)
Acetaminophen
アセトアミノフェン
Coax (something out of
someone)
Diabetes
Distinguish
Elaborate
Illicit (drugs)
Immunization*
Inoculation*
Interrogate
Laxative
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Stillborn
Tetanus (vaccine)
Tonsils
Toxemia (of pregnancy) /
commonly known as Preeclampsia
Tylenol (US)**
Japanese
上手に質問をしながらうまく引き
出す(聞き出す）
糖尿病
区別する
詳しく述べる
違法薬物
免疫 / 予防接種
接種 / 予防接種
尋問する
下剤
麻疹
おたふく風邪
風疹
死産
破傷風
扁桃腺
(妊娠)中毒症 / 子癇前症
Comments
It is good to know the medical names of diseases in English and Japanese, but it also useful to know the meaning in
English. Why? Because patients may not know the English medical name of something (especially second language
English speakers), so you will have to explain the meaning in patient-friendly terms. E.g. Diabetes is a disease that affects
the level of sugar in your blood…
*Immunization / Inoculation / Vaccination – these are commonly used to mean the same thing, especially by patients.
**Tylenol / Panadol – These are brand names. Paracetamol and Acetaminophen are generic names.