Modern Standard Arabic Medicine — 138 Words
This page lists 138 medicine in Modern Standard Arabic, one of the most widely spoken varieties of Arabic. Each entry includes the Arabic script, an English translation, and a phonetic transliteration to help you pronounce each word correctly. Whether you are a beginner or building on existing knowledge, this word list is a practical starting point for learning Arabic.
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| طبيب | Tabiib | doctor |
| أطباء | aTibbaa' | doctors |
| جرّاح | jarraaH | surgeon |
| جرّاحون | jarraaHuun | surgeons |
| ممرّض | mumarriD | nurse |
| ممرّضون | mumarriDuun | nurses |
| مريض | mariiD | patient |
| مرضى | marDa | patients |
| مستشفى | mustašfa | hospital |
| مستشفيات | mustašfayaat | hospitals |
| عيادة | 3iyaada | clinic |
| عيادات | 3iyaadaat | clinics |
| صيدلية | Saidaliyya | pharmacy |
| صيدليات | Saidaliyyaat | pharmacies |
| اسعاف | is3aaf | ambulance |
| اسعافات | is3aafaat | ambulances |
| مرض | maraD | disease |
| أمراض | amraaD | diseases |
| مزمن | muzmin | chronic |
| ساري | saari | infectious |
| معد | mu3d | contagious |
| عدوى | 3adwa | infection |
| طفيلي | Tufaili | parasite |
| طفيليات | Tufailiyaat | parasites |
| ربو | rabw | asthma |
| أزمة قلبية | azma qalbiyya | heart attack |
| غيبوبة | ġaibuuba | coma |
| جلطة | jalTa | clot |
| جلطات | jalaTaat | clots |
| جلطة دماغية | jalTa dimaaġiyya | stroke |
| تخدير | taxdiir | anesthesia |
| عملية | 3amaliyya | operation |
| عمليات | 3amaliyyaat | operations |
| جراحة | jiraaHa | surgery |
| بتر | batr | amputation |
| تشريح | tašriiH | autopsy |
| اجهاض | ijhaaD | abortion |
| علاج كيميائي | 3ilaaj kiimiyaa'i | chemotherapy |
| عملية تجميل | 3amaliyyat tajmiil | plastic surgery |
| صحة | SiHHa | health |
| مريض | mariid | sick |
| مرضى | marDa | sicks |
| سليم | saliim | healthy |
| سلماء | sulamaa' | healthies |
| ضعيف | Da3iif | weak |
| ضعفاء | Du3afaa' | weaks |
| قوي | qawi | strong |
| أقوياء | aqwiyaa' | strongs |
| مشلول | mašluul | paralyzed |
| معوق | ma3uuq | handicapped |
| ملغي | malġi | disabled |
| متخلّف عقليا | mutaxallif 3aqliyyan | mentally disabled |
| قرصة | qarSa | sting |
| قرصات | qaraSaat | stings |
| نقح - ينقح | na'aH - yin'aH | to throb |
| اتعوّر - يتعوّر | it3awwar - yit3awwar | to be injured |
| وجع | waja3 | pain |
| أوجاع | awjaa3 | pains |
| عطسة | 3aTsa | sneeze |
| سعلة | su3la | cough |
| أنف مزكم | anf muzkam | stuffed-up nose |
| مناخير بتخرّ\بتشرّ | manaxiir bitxorr/bitšorr | runny nose |
| وقاية من | wiqaaya min | prevention of |
| فحص | faHS | medical examination |
| فحوص | fuHuuS | medical examinations |
| حقن | Huqna | shot |
| حقن | Huqan | shots |
| وصفة | waSfa | prescription |
| حسّاسية من | Hassaasiyya min | allergy |
| باردة | baarida | cold |
| تليف | talayyuf | cirrhosis |
| توحد | tawaHHud | autism |
| جذام | judaam | leprosy |
| درن | daran | tuberculosis |
| صرع | Sara3 | epilepsy |
| عرض | 3araD | symptom |
| أعراض | a3raaD | symptoms |
| صداع | Sudaa3 | headache |
| أرق | araq | insomnia |
| حموضة | HumuuDa | heartburn |
| إسهال | ishaal | diarrhea |
| مغص | maġaS | stomach cramping |
| امساك | imsaak | constipation |
| عسر هضم | 3usr haDm | indigestion |
| كدمة | kadma | bruise |
| كدمات | kadamaat | bruises |
| حرق | Harq | burn |
| حروق | Huruuq | burns |
| تمزّق | tamazzuq | laceration |
| خدش | xadš | scratch |
| خدوش | xuduuš | scratches |
| قطع | qaT3 | cut |
| قطوع | quTuu3 | cuts |
| جرح | jarH | wound |
| جروح | juruuH | wounds |
| دمّل | dummal | boil |
| دمامل | damaamil | boils |
| ورم | waram | swelling; tumor |
| أورام | awraam | swelling; tumors |
| تهاب | tihaab | inflammation; infection |
| دوخة | dawxa | dizziness |
| قئ | تقيّؤ | qay'/taqayyu' | vomiting |
| غثيان | ġatayaan | nausea |
| صدمة | Sadma | shock |
| صدمات | Sadamaat | shocks |
| حمّى | Humma | fever |
| حمّيات | Hummayaat | fevers |
| درجة | daraja | degree |
| درجات | darajaat | degrees |
| مكسور | maksuur | broken |
| سمّاعة | sammaa3a | stethoscope |
| سمّاعات | sammaa3aat | stethoscopes |
| اشعّة | aši33a/aši33at iks | X-ray |
| دواء | dawaa' | medicine |
| أدوية | adwiya | medicines |
| قرص | qurS | pill |
| اقراص | aqraaS | pills |
| قرص | qurS | tablet |
| اقراص | aqraaS | tablets |
| شراب | šaraab | syrup |
| اشربة | ašriba | syrups |
| مضاد حيوي | muDaadd Hayawi | antibiotic |
| جرعة | jar3a | dose |
| جرعات | jar3aat | dose s |
| مرهم | marham | ointment |
| مراهم | maraahim | ointments |
| لقاح | laqaaH | vaccine |
| شاش | šaaš | gauze |
| ضماد | Dimaad | bandage |
| اربطة | arbiTa | bandages |
| بلاستر | plastar | band-aid |
| غرز غرزة | ġuraz ġurza | stitches |
| جبيرة | jabiira | cast |
| جبائر | jabaa'ir | casts |
| عكاز | 3ukkaaz | crutch |
| عكازات | 3ukkaazaat | crutches |
| مطهّر | muTahhir | disinfectant |
| مطهّرات | muTahhiraat | disinfectants |
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