Medical Chinese dictionary

Chinese medical translation dictionary

Translate medical terms from English to Chinese. Every entry gives the Chinese characters, pinyin, Traditional form, how native-speaking patients actually say it, and a real clinical example sentence.

Endocrine System

Endocrine: 内分泌 (nèifēnmì); Endocrinology: 内分泌学 (nèifēnmìxué); Adrenal gland: 肾上腺 (shènshàngxiàn); Pituitary gland: 垂体 (chuítǐ); Thyroid gland: 甲状腺 (jiǎzhuàngxiàn); Hormone: 激素 (jīsù); Diabetes: 糖尿病 (tángniàobìng); Gland: 腺 (xiàn)

Respiratory System

Respiratory: 呼吸 (hūxī); Lungs: 肺 (fèi)

Nervous System

Nerve: 神经 (shénjīng); Neurology: 神经内科 (shénjīng nèikē)

Musculoskeletal System

Musculoskeletal: 肌肉骨骼 (jīròu gǔgé); Muscle: 肌肉 (jīròu); Pulled back: 闪到腰 (shǎn dào yāo)

Urinary System

Urine: 尿 (niào); Urinary: 泌尿 (mìniào); Haematuria: 血尿 (xuèniào); Genitourinary: 泌尿生殖系统 (mìniào shēngzhí xìtǒng); Renal corpuscle: 肾小体 (shènxiǎotǐ); Ureteroscopy: 输尿管镜检查 (shūniàoguǎnjìng jiǎnchá)

Dermatology

Integumentary system: 皮肤系统 (pífū xìtǒng)

Gastrointestinal System

Indigestion: 消化不良 (xiāohuà bùliáng)

General Practice

Pain: 疼 (téng); Drink water: 喝水 (hē shuǐ); Medicine: 药 (yào); Clinical: 临床 (línchuáng); Yes: 是的 (shì de); I can / May I: 我可以 (wǒ kěyǐ)

High-yield phrases

内分泌

nèifēnmì

Endocrine

Endocrine System

内分泌学

nèifēnmìxué

Endocrinology

Endocrine System

肾上腺

shènshàngxiàn

Adrenal gland

Endocrine System

垂体

chuítǐ

Pituitary gland

Endocrine System

甲状腺

jiǎzhuàngxiàn

Thyroid gland

Endocrine System

激素

jīsù

Hormone

Endocrine System

Example clinical dialogue

Common mistakes

  • Translating word for word: many clinical terms have a formal form and a patient-friendly form, such as 尿 and 小便.

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