Inglese - Italian medical and dental terminology

Italian medical & dental terminology

Needing a doctor? Got an ache? Here is a comprehensive list of English medical terms and descriptions, and the Italian translation for everything from parts of the body to common sicknesses, aches and ailments to help you communicate a medical problem.

General terms

• Health - Salute
• Doctor (medical) - Medico/Medici
• General practitioner (GP) - Medico generico
• Family doctor - Medico di famiglia
• Specialist - Specialista
• Private surgery - Studio medico
• Homoeopathy - Omeopatia
• Hospital - Ospedale
• Health centre - Poliambulatorio
• First aid, emergency or casualty - Pronto soccorso
• Department/ A&E/ ER
• National Health Service - Servizio Sanitario Nazionale
• Health card - Tessera sanitaria
• Medical charge - Ticket per prestazioni mediche
• Prescription - Ricetta
• Prescription charge - Ticket sui farmaci
• A visit to the doctor - Visita ambulatoriale
• AIDS - AIDS

The eyes

• Optic/optical - Ottico
• Eye specialist - Oculista
• Optician - Optometrista
• Eye - Occhio
• Spectacles/glasses - Occhiali

Human anatomy

General body

• Body - Corpo
• Head - Testa
• Skull - Cranio
• Eye - Occhio
• Nose - Naso
• Ear - Orecchio
• Mouth - Bocca
• Neck - Collo

General terms

• Surgery - Operazione chirurgica
• X-ray - Raggi X
• Surgeon - Chirurgo
• Anaesthesiologist - Anestetista
• Anaesthetic - Anestetico
• Medication - Medicazione
• Blood - Sangue
• Blood vessels arteries and veins - Vasi sanguigni arterie e vene
• Blood test - Esame del sangue
• On an empty stomach - A stomaco vuoto
• A splint - Stecca per fratture
• To cure - Curare
• To treat - Fare un trattamento

Shoulder & arm

• Shoulder - Spalla
• Shoulder girdle - Sindrome della spalla dolorosa
• Clavicle - Clavicola
• Scapula - Scapola
• Elbow - Gomito
• Arm - Braccio
• Forearm - Avambraccio
• Wrist - Polso
• Hand - Mano
• Fingers - Dita

Torso

• Thoracic cage - Gabbia toracica
• Ribs - Costole
• Diaphragm - Diaframma
• Abdomen - Addome
• Back - Schiena
• Spine - Spina dorsale
• Vertebral column - Colonna vertebrale
• Pelvis - Pelvi

Leg

• Hip - Fianco
• Thigh - Coscia
• Bottom - Sedere
• Knee - Ginocchio
• Leg - Gamba
• Ankle - Caviglia
• Foot - Piede
• Toes - Dita dei piedi

Special senses

• Smell - Odorato
• Hearing - Udito
• Taste - Gusto
• Balance - Equilibrio
• Sight - Vista