Relevant Terminology：

Common Symptoms

 cough　咳嗽

sneezing　打噴嚏

shortness of breath　氣喘

coughing up phlegm　咳嗽帶痰

dry cough　乾咳

phlegm　痰

thick phlegm　濃痰

saliva　口水

drool　流口水

spit　吐痰

mucus　黏痰；黏液

running nose (rhino rhea)　流鼻水

nose bleed (epistaxis)　流鼻血

earache　耳痛

muscle ache　肌肉痛

swollen cheek　面頰腫

fever　發燒

chills　發冷

cyanosis　發紺；口唇發紫；缺氧

hemoptysis, coughing up blood　咳血

weight loss　體重減輕

hoarseness (hoarse)　聲音嘶啞

itchy throat　喉嚨癢

sore throat, throat is sore　喉嚨痛

tired, fatigue　疲倦

noises in my ear　耳鳴

cannot hear well　聽不清楚

cannot hear anything at all　完全聽不見

cannot smell　嗅覺不好

cannot taste anything　味覺不好

postnasal drip　鼻涕倒流

stuffy nose　鼻塞

chest tightness　胸悶

wheezing　哮喘音

suffocation　窒息

Common Diseases

common cold　感冒

influenza, flu　流行性感冒

hay fever　花粉熱

allergy　過敏

asthma　哮喘

pharyngitis　喉嚨發炎

tonsillitis　扁桃腺炎

streptococcus ( strep throat)　喉嚨鏈球菌發炎

paranasal sinusitis　鼻竇炎

laryngitis　喉炎

bronchitis　氣管炎

epiglottitis　會厭炎

croup　哮吼

carbon monoxide poisoning　一氧化碳中毒

pneumonia　肺炎

pleurisy　肋膜炎；胸膜炎

costochondritis　肋軟骨炎

pneumothorax　氣胸

emphysema　肺氣腫

lung abscess　肺膿腫

pleural effusion　肺積水

pulmonary tuberculosis(TBC)　肺結核

lung cancer　肺癌

silicosis　矽肺

lung abscess　肺膿腫

asbestosis　石綿肺

sleep apnea　睡眠窒息症

snore　打鼾

Common Tests and Medications  　

cough medicine　咳嗽藥

throat lozenges　喉片

antihistaminic　抗組織胺劑

fever medicine (antipyretics)　退燒藥

antibiotics　消炎片、抗生素

nasal spray　噴鼻劑

inhaler　吸劑

cold medicine　感冒藥

nose drop　滴鼻藥水

OTC (over the counter) medication　不需處方藥劑

eye ointment, eye drop　眼藥膏；眼藥水

humidifier　溼度調節器

air purifier　空氣淨化器

nebulizer　噴霧器

expectorant　祛痰劑

cough suppressant　止咳嗽劑

flu vaccine　流行性感冒疫苗

bed rest　休養（在家休息）

deep breathing exercise　深呼吸運動

Tuberculin purified protein derivative test, PPD test　純蛋白衍生物結核菌素試驗

tuberculin Tine test　（小兒）結核菌素交叉試驗　

chest x ray　胸部Ｘ光檢查

spirometer　呼吸測定計

spirometry　肺量測定法

vital capacity　肺活量

bronchoscope　支氣管鏡

lung scan　肺部掃描

lung biopsy　肺切片檢查

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