Vocabulary / Healthcare centres, doctors and consultations

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Healthcare centres
 
cabinet médical (le) [doctor's office (the)]
hôpital (l'/un) - hôpitaux (des) [hospital (the/a) - hospitals]
urgences (les) [emergency department (the)]

Doctors
 
chirurgien (le) - chirurgienne (la) [the (male) surgeon - the (female) surgeon]
dentiste (le/la) [dentist (the)]
docteur (le) [doctor (the)]
gynécologue (le/la) [gynaecologist (the)]
infirmier (l'/un/des) - infirmière (l'/une/des) [(the/a male) nurse/nurses - (the/a female) nurse/nurses]
médecin généraliste (le) [general practitioner (the)]
ophtalmologiste (l'/un/des) [ophthalmologist(s) (the/a)]

Consultations
 
analyse (l'/une/des) [analysis (the/an) - analyses]
consultation (la) [consultation (the)]
consulter (un médecin) [to visit (a doctor)]
examen médical (l'/un/des) [medical exam(s) (the/a)]
examiner (un patient, un malade) [to examine (a patient, a sick person)]
prise de sang (la) [blood test (the)]
rendez-vous (le) [appointment (the)]
radio (la) [x-ray (the)]
visite médicale (la) [medical visit (the)]
 
Où avez-vous mal ? [ Where does it hurt?]
J'ai mal (au ventre, à la tête, à la gorge, etc.) [My (stomach, head, throat, etc.) hurts)]


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Vocabulary: Consultations with the doctor

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