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When using medical or scientific terms, if you are not sure of a word, try using the latin-based English word, as this is more likely to be understood by a Portuguese speaker. For example, instead of saying 'breathing', say 'respiration' (which is closer to the Portuguese word 'respiração'), or instead of 'womb', say 'uterus' (which is closer to the Portuguese word 'útero').
Parts of the Body
| head
|
a cabeça
|
| brain |
o cérebro
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eyes
|
os olhos
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ears
|
os ouvidos
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| nose |
o nariz
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mouth
|
a boca
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| tongue |
a língua
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| teeth |
os dentes
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| throat |
a garganta
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| neck |
o pescoço |
| shoulder |
o ombro
|
| arm |
o braço |
| elbow |
o cotovelo
|
| hand |
a mão |
| finger |
o dedo
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| chest |
o peito
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| heart |
o coração |
| lungs |
os pulmões
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| breast |
o seio
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| back |
as costas (note: in Portuguese, 'back' is plural - referring to the vertebrae)
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| side |
o lado
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| ribs |
as costelas
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| stomach |
o estômago
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| belly |
o ventre
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| abdomen |
o abdômen
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| liver |
o fígado
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| kidneys |
os rins
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| bowels |
os intestinos
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| womb |
o útero |
| bottom |
o traseiro
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| legs |
as pernas
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| knee |
o joelho
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| feet |
os pés |
| toes |
os dedos da pé
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Illnesses/complaints:
The names of illnesses are often Latin-based, so the word is usually quite similar in English/Portuguese. So if you don't know the word, just use English and you will probably be understood.
| acne |
acne
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| allergy |
allergia
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arthritis
|
artrite |
| asthma |
asma
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| bronchitis |
bronquite
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| cold |
constipação (not to be confused with constipation!) |
| bad cold/flu |
gripe
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| cancer |
cancro (câncer in Brazilian) |
| chicken pox |
varicela (catapora in Brazilian)
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constipation
|
prisão de ventre (lit: 'prison of belly')
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| cough |
uma tosse |
cyst
|
cisto
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| cystitis |
cistite
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| depression |
depressão |
diabetes
|
diabete
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| diarrhoea |
diarréia
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| fever |
febre
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| gout |
gota
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| hay fever |
febre do feno
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| headache |
dor de cabeça |
| heartburn |
azia
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| indigestion |
indigestão |
| infection |
infecção |
| insomnia |
insônia
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| to itch |
estar com comichão |
measles
|
sarampo
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| migraine |
enxaqueca
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| mumps |
caxumba
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| nausea |
náusea
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| sore throat |
dor de garganta |
| tired |
cansado (cansada for a woman)
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Related Words:
| pain |
a dor
|
| painful |
doloroso
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| illness/sickness |
a doença |
| ill/sick |
doente
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| medicine |
a medicina
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| remedy
|
o remédio |
doctor
|
o médico |
| doctor (as a title - eg. Dr. Smith, or 'thank you doctor!')
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doutor
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| to examine |
examinar
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| a sample |
uma amostra
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| blood |
o sangue
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| urine |
a urina
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| pregnant |
grávida
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| pregnancy |
a gravidez
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| prescription |
a receita
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| where is the pain? |
onde está a dor?
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| open your mouth |
abre a boca
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| I'm going to refer you to a specialist |
vou encaminhar você a uma especialista |
| hostpital |
a hospital
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| you need... |
você precisa de...
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...rest
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...descanso
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...excercise
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...exercício
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...antibiotics
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...antibióticos
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...an operation
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...uma operação
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...a healthy diet
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...boa nutrição
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