Healthcare Vocabulary

To figure out what is wrong with someone who is sick. Doctors diagnose by asking questions, doing tests, and examining the person.

Someone who helps people who are hurt or sick, especially in emergencies. They provide medical care before the person gets to the hospital.

To get better after being sick or hurt. When someone recovers, they start to feel well again.

A person who helps doctors take care of patients. They help with things like giving medicine, taking temperatures, and dressing wounds.

A person who helps others with their physical health. They teach exercises and treatments to help people move better and feel less pain.

Someone who works in a pharmacy and gives people medicine. They make sure people get the right medicine and understand how to take it.

The joint between the foot and the leg. It allows the foot to move up and down and side to side.

The joint between the hand and the arm. It allows the hand to bend and move.

A person who helps others deal with their feelings or problems. They listen and talk to people to help them feel better.

A piece of paper from a doctor that tells a pharmacist what medicine to give someone. Only a doctor can write a prescription.

A person who takes care of people's teeth. They check for cavities, clean teeth, and fix any problems with teeth or gums.

A hard covering made of plaster that is put on a broken bone to protect it while it heals.

A person who helps people when they are sick or hurt. They examine patients and give them medicine or treatment to help them get better.

Devices that help people walk when they have an injury or condition that makes it difficult to put weight on one or both legs.

Someone who works to keep people healthy or helps them when they are sick. This can include doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and others who work in healthcare.

To lightly mark or scrape the surface of something, usually with fingernails or something sharp.

To bring someone back to life or consciousness, especially if they have stopped breathing or their heart has stopped.