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Today, many healthcare workers are learning medical English: some want to intern or work abroad, others dream of going to international conferences, and others are the first to read publications about discoveries in medicine. Whatever the goal, you need to take steps to achieve it, and we want to help you with this. In this article, we will provide you with a concise dictionary of medical terms in English, phrases for communicating with a patient, and a list of 42 best resources to learn. of English language for doctors.

Concise Medical English Dictionary

Of course, in this article we will not be able to put all medical terms in English, but nevertheless we decided to give you the basic concepts. Looking to significantly increase your vocabulary on this topic? In the third part of our article, we will tell you what tutorials and sites will help you do this. For now, let's get to know the basic terminology.

We'll start with the names different types hospitals, as well as the premises that may be located in them.

Now let's move on to the hospital staff. Let's explore the specialties of the doctors who work there. This will not be difficult to do, since English words are very similar to Russian ones.

Let's move on to the names of the fields of medicine, they also practically coincide with Russian terms.

You will find even more names of specialties and fields of medicine in English on this page.

Apart from doctors, other medical workers do a lot of work in the hospital for us. Abroad they are called differently, let's look at the most frequently used terms.

Be sure to check out our article "". In it you will find the names of diseases and their symptoms, as well as medicines in English.

Phrases for communicating with the patient in English

Now that we have replenished your vocabulary, let's learn some basic phrases that you might find useful when communicating with a patient. Here again, we are listing only a small set of common phrases, and the tutorials and resources, which we will tell you about a little later, will help to delve deeper into this topic.

So, to interview a patient, you can use the following phrases:

When examining a patient, the following phrases may be useful to you:

You can ask the patient to do the following:

If you need to carry out any manipulations with the patient or send him for additional examination, you can use the following phrases:

At the end of the appointment, you can communicate the diagnosis and recommendations using the following phrases:

And to inform relatives about the patient's condition, you can use one of the following phrases:

Our vocabulary and phrases are not enough for you? Then we move on to the most important part of our article, in which we will share some useful resources for learning medical English.

36 & 6 Resources for Learning Medical English

English textbooks for medical professionals

We want to start with medical English textbooks. There are a lot of them, both Russian and foreign authors. We always recommend that you use authentic guides to keep you updated with the most up-to-date information. If you are a healthcare professional, we suggest you choose one of the following textbooks:

1. Common terminology for everyone: Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide, Medical Terminology Simplified: A Programmed Learning Approach by Body System, Medical Terminology: A Short Course, Check Your English Vocabulary for Medicine.
2. For doctors: Professional English in Use Medicine, Career Paths: Medical.
3. For nurses: Career Paths: Nursing, English for Nursing (1, 2).
4. For pharmacists: English for the Pharmaceutical Industry.

Medical English Dictionaries

note: we have provided only English-English dictionaries, in which the term and explanation are not translated into Russian. If it is still difficult for you to perceive such information, you can translate incomprehensible words in the Multitran dictionaries or

Educational videos in English for doctors

Videos are a great source of new words and phrases that are easier to remember thanks to the image. We invite you to pay attention to the following video resources:

1. Virginia allum- a selection of videos for doctors and nurses on how to talk to a patient, look after him, etc. With these videos you will learn a lot useful phrases in English.
is an excellent online magazine for healthcare professionals: the information is presented in fairly simple words. There are also funny comics, e-books, and videos of medical topics.

Professional development sites

As you can imagine, the Internet can not only entertain, but also educate. And the best solution for professional development will be special training platforms. We invite you to pay attention to the following sites:

1. futurelearn.com - Medical courses in English, many of which are free. It is possible to obtain a certificate of completion of the course for a fee.
2. ru.coursera.org - a large selection of courses related to medicine. Some of them are paid, but usually you only need to pay for the certificate. The courses are conducted by world renowned foreign universities.

note: almost all training platforms provide the opportunity to obtain a certificate from the university providing training. These certifications are valued by employers, so you can use them to advance your career or look for work abroad.

In the article "" we talked about the most famous sites offering online education in English.

Medical Communities for Communication in English

1. forums.studentdoctor.net - A forum created to communicate and educate medical students. However, experienced doctors communicate here and give consultations, so we advise you to look here and do not hesitate to communicate. And in the section Things I Learn From My Patients you can enjoy real medical humor :-)
2. sermo.com is a community for exchange of experience, communication, support of doctors from any corner of the world.

TV series in English for doctors

We know that many healthcare professionals are very skeptical about TV shows and films about medical professionals. But in the name of the science of learning English, you should still disregard these beliefs and watch helpful videos. How are they useful? Actors use medical terms in English in their speech, conduct dialogues with patients, etc. - all this can be learned from them. We recommend the following series to doctors:

1. ER ("Ambulance")
2. Scrubs ("Clinic")
3. House, M. D. ("House Doctor")
4. Nip / Tuck ("Body Parts")
5. Chicago Med
6. Grey's Anatomy

You now have everything you need to be productive in your medical English. If you find it difficult to do it yourself and you want to get the help of an experienced mentor, we invite you to our school. Our experienced teachers will help you master the topics you need, on time.

We have compiled a document for you, which contains all the words and phrases on this topic. You can download it from the link below.

Medicine is among the most ancient of human occupations. It began as an art and gradually developed into a science over the centuries. There are 3 main stages in medicine development: Medicine of Ancient Civilizations, Medicine of Middle Ages and Modern Medicine.

Early man, like the animals, was subject to illness and death. At that time medical actions were mostly a part of ceremonial rituals. The medicine-man practiced magic to help people who were ill or had a wound. New civilizations, which developed from early tribes, began to study the human body, its anatomic composition. Magic still played an important part in treating but new practical methods were also developing. The early Indians, e. g., set fractures and practiced aromatherapy. The Chinese were pioneers of immunization and acupuncture. The contribution of the Greeks in medicine was enormous. An early leader in Greek medicine was Aesculapius. His daughters, Hygeia and Panacea gave rise to dynasties of healers (curative medicine) and hygienists (preventive medicine). The division in curative and preventive medicine is true today. The ethic principles of a physician were summarized by another Greek, Hippocrates. They are known as Hippocrates Oath.

The next stage of Medicine "s development was the Middle Ages. A very important achievement of that time was the hospital. The first ones appeared in the 15 – th century in Oriental countries and later in Europe. Another advance of the Middle Ages was the foundation of universities during 13-14-th centuries. Among other disciplines students could study medicine. During the 18-th century new discoveries were made in chemistry, anatomy, biology, other sciences. The advances of that time were invention of the stethoscope (by Rene Laennec), vaccination for smallpox, discovery of anesthetics and development of immunology and scientific surgery. The next century is rise of bacteriology. Important discoveries were made by Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch. The development of scientific bacteriology made possible advances in surgery: using antiseptics and control of wound infection.

Medicine in the 20 – th century made enormous contribution in the basic medical sciences. These are discovery of blood groups and vitamins, invention of insulin and penicillin, practice of plastic surgery and transplantation.

New words

medicine - medicine

human - human

occupation - occupation

to develop - to develop

science - science

civilization - civilization

Middle ages - Middle Ages

modern - modern

animal - animal

illness - illness

death - death

discovery - discovery

blood - blood

2. Cell

The cell is a smallest independent unit in the body containing all the essential properties of life. Man y types of human cells can be grown in test tubes after beeing taken from the body.

Cells which are functionally organized are often grouped together and operate in concert as a tissue, such as muscle tissue or nervous tissue. Various tissues may be arranged together to form a unit called organ as the kidney, liver, heart or lungs. Organs often function in groups called organ systems. Thus the esophagus, stomach, рan-сreаs, liver and intestines constitute the digestive system.

Cells are characterized by high degree of complexity and order in both structure and function. The cell contains a number.

Of structures called cell organelles. These are responsible for carrying out the specialized biochemical reactions characterizing each. The many chemical reactions taking place in a cell require the establishment of varied chemical microenvironment.

Carefully controlled transport mechanisms along with highly effective barriers - the cell membranes - ensure that chemicals are present in the proper region of the cell in appropriate concentration.

The cell membranes of a mixture of protein and lipid form its surroundings.

Membranes are an essential component of almost all cells organelles. The membrane allows only certain molecules to pass through it.

The most visible and essential organelle in a cell is the nucleus, containing genetic material and regulating the activities of the entire cell.

The area outside of the molecules is called the cytoplasm. Cytoplasm contains a variety of organelles that have different functions.

New words

cell - cell

independent - independent

unit - unit

body - body

lipid - fat

microenvironment - micro-weapons

muscle - muscular

nervous - nervous

digestive - digestive

life - life

human - human

together - together

tissue - tissue

organ systems - organ systems

to function - to function

to contain - contain

membranes - membranes

protein - protein

nucleus - core

cytoplasm - cytoplasm

different - different

3. Tissue

A tissue is a group of cells working together to do a special job. A histologist is one who specializes in the study of tissues. The cells, of which the tissues are made, contain from 60 to 99% water. Chemical reactions that are necessary for proper body function are carried on much more readily in a water solution. The water solution and other materials in which the tissues are bathed is slightly salty. It must be mentioned that an insufficiency of tissues fluid is called dehydration and an abnormal accumulation of this fluid caused a condition called edema.

Tissue classification: The 4 main groups of tissues are:

1) epithelial tissue forms elands, covers surfaces and lines cavities;

2) connective tissue holds all parts of the body in Place. This can be fat, cartilage, bone or blood. Blood sometimes is considered a sort of tissue, since it contains cells and performs many of the functions of tissues. However; the blood has many other unique characteristics;

3) nerve tissue conducts nerve impulses all over the body;

4) the muscle tissue is designed for power-producing contractions.

The surface of the body and of the tubes or passages leading to the exterior and the surface of the various cavities in the body are lined by cells which are closely approximated to each other; thus have a small amount of intercellular substance. This lining cellular layer is called epithelium. The nature and consistency of intercellular substance, the matrix, and the amount and arrangement of fibers furnish the basis for the subdivision of connective tissue into three main groups: connective tissue proper, cartilage and bone. In connective tissue the intercellular substance is soft; in cartilage it is firm, yet flexible and ela stic; in bone it is rigid due to the deposition of calcium salt in the matrix. In multicellular organisms certain cells developed to a high degree the properties of irritability and conductivity. These cells form the nervous tissues.

The nervous system of higher animals is characterized by the multiplicity of cellular forms and intercellular connections and by the complexity of its functioning.

Muscle tissue is composed of elongated cells which have the power of contracting or reducing their length. This property of contraction is ultimately a molecular phenomenon and is due to the presence of protein molecules. The following three types of muscle tissue occur in the body.

Smooth muscle tissue is found in sheet or tubes forming the walls of many hollow or tubular organs, for example the bladder, the intes tines of blood vessels. The cells forming this tissue are long spin dles with a central oval nucleus.

Striated muscle tissue is composed of cylindrical fibers often of great at length in which separate cells cannot be distinguished. Many small nuclei are found in the fibers lie just under the surface. Cardiac muscle resembles striated muscle in its structure, but smooth one in its action.

New words

liquid - liquid

epithelial - epithelial

layer - layer

muscle - muscle

body - body

flexible - flexible

elastic - elastic

nucleus - core

smooth - smooth

fiber - fiber

cardiac - heart

4. Epidermis

The integument consists of the skin (epidermis and der-mis) and associated appendages (sweat glands, sebaceous glands, hairs, and nails). Considered the largest body organ, the integument comprises approximately 16% of total body weight. It is a highly specialized organ that functions to protect the body from injury, desiccation, and infection. It also participates in sensory reception, excretion, thermoregulation, and maintenance of water balance.

Epidermis is the outermost layer of the integument. It is astratified squamous epithelial layer of ectodermal origin.

Layers of the epidermis from deep to superficial consist of four strata. Stratum basale (stratum germinativum) is a proliferative basal layer of columnar-like cells that contain the fibrous protein keratin. Stratum spinosum is a multilaminar layer of cuboidal-like cells that are bound together by means of numerous cytoplasmic extensions and desmosomal junctions.

Stratum granulosum consists of flat polygonal cells filled with basophilic keratohyalin granules. Viewed at the electron microscopic level, these cells also contain numerous mem brane-coating granules. Stratum corneum is the superficial stratum of dead cells and consists of several to many layers of flat, anucleated, and cornified (kera-tinized) cells. In the epidermis of the palms and soles, a thin, transitional zone of flat eosinophilic or pale-staining anucleated cells may occur as the stratum lucidum. This layer is found only in regions with a thick strata cor-neum.

Cells of the epidermis: keratinocytes are the most numerous and are responsible for the production of the family of keratin proteins that provide the barrier function of the epidermis.

Melanocytes are derivatives of neural crest ectoderm. They are found in the dermis and are also scattered among the keratinocytes in the basal layers of the epidermis. These dendritic cells produce the pigment melanin in the form melanosomes that are transferred to keratinocytes.

Langerhans cells are dendritic cells but are members of the immune system and function as antigen-presenting cells. They have also been found in other parts of the body, including the oral cavity and lymph nodes.

Merkel cells are found in the basal epidermis and appear function in concert with nerve fibers that are closely associated with them. At the electron microscopic level, their cytoplasm contains numerous membrane-bound granules that resemble those of catecholamine-produ-cing cells.

New words

epidermis - epidermis dermis - dermis weight - weight to protect - protect injury - wound

cytoplasmic - cytoplasmic

level - level

flat - flat

palm - palm

thick - thick

pigment - pigment

melanin - melanin

nerve - nerve

5. Dermis

Dermis is a connective tissue layer of mesodermal origin subjacent the epidermis and its basement membrane. The dermis-epidermal junction, especially in thick skin, is characterized by numerous papillary interdigitations of the dermal connective tissue and epidermal epithelium. This increases the surface area of ​​attachment and brings blood vessels in closer proximity to the epidermal cells. The epidemis, like epithelia in general, is devoid of blood vessel. Histologically, dermis consists of two identifiable regions.

Papillary layer, associated principally with the dermal papillae, is the most superficial layer. It consists of a loosely packed, irregular meshwork of collagen fibrils that contain fine blood vessels and nerve endings.

Reticular layer is the deeper dermal layer and consists of coarse collagen bundles intertwined with elastic fibers in a gel matrix. This layer is a typical dense irregular connective tissue.

HYPODERMIS: this layer of loose vascular connective tissue is infiltrated with adipocytes and corresponds to the superficial fascia of gross anatomy. However, since it contains the deepest portions of the cutaneous glands and hairs, it is also an important part of the skin. The hypoder-mis fastens the skin to underlying muscles and other structures.

New words

dermis - dermis connective - connecting membrane - membrane junction - connection

to be characterized by - to be characterized by something numerous - significant

to increase - increase

surface - surface area - epidermal - epidermal thick - thick skin - skin

papillary - papillary devoid - occurring meshwork - meshwork coarse - coarse bundle - bundle interwine - weave bring - bring to consists of - consist of to contain - contain collagen - collagen adipocyte - fat cell

6. Cutaneous appendages

Cutaneous appendages are all derivatives of the epidermis.

Eccrine (merocrine) sweat glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands that are widely distributed over the body. Secretory portions are tightly coiled and consist of a single layer of columnar-like pyramidal cells.

Duct portions, composed of two cuboidal cell layers, are corkscrew-shaped and open onto the epidermal surface. These glands are important in thermal regulation.

Control of the eccrine glands is mainly by the innerva-tion of cholinergic fibers.

Apocrine sweat glands are also simple, coiled, tubular glands but are much less abundant in their distribution than eccrine glands. They can be found in the axillary, ar-eolar, and anal regions.

Secretory portions of these glands are composed of a single layer of cuboidal or columnar cells. They are larger and have a much wider luminal diameter than eccrine sweat glands. Myoepithelial cells surround the secretory cells within the basement membrane and contract to facilitate secretion.

Duct portions are similar to those of eccrine sweat glands but open onto hair follicles instead of onto the epidermal surfaces.

Functions of these glands in humans is not at all clear. Specialized apocrine glands in the ear canal (ceruminous glands) produce a secretion in conjunction with adjacent sebaceous glands to form the protective earwax (cerumen). Control of the apocrine glands is hormonal and via the innervation of adrenergic fibers. These glands do not begin to function until puberty.

Sebaceous glands are simple, branched holocrine aci-nar glands. They usually discharge their secretions onto the hair shaft within hair follicles. These glands are found in the dermis throught the skin, except on the palms and soles.

Secretory portions consist of peripherally located, flattened stem cells that resemble basal keratinocytes. Toward the center of the acini, enlarged differentiated cells are engorged with lipid. Death and fragmentation of cells nearest the duct portion result in the holocrine mechanism of secretion.

Duct portions of sebaceous glands are composed of stratified squamous epithelium that is continuous with the hair cat and epidermal surface.

Functions involve the lubrication of both hairs and corni-fied layers of the skin, as well as resistance to desiccation.

Control of sebaceous glands is hormonal. Enlargement of the acini occurs at puberty.

Hairs are long, filamentous projections consisting of dead keratini-zed epidermal cells. Each hair derives from an epidermal invagination called the hair follicle, which possesses a terminal hair bulb, located in the dermis or hypo-dermis, from which the hair shaft grows. Contraction of smooth muscles raise the hairs and dimple the epidermis ("goose flesh").

Nails, like hair, are a modified stratum corneum of the epidermis. They contain hard keratin that forms in a manner similar to the formation of hair. Cells continually proliferate and keratinize from the stratum basale of the nail matrix.

New words

cutaneous - cutaneous

appendace - cover

tubular - tubular

pyramidal - pyramidal

surface - surface

thermal - thermal

innervation - innervation

7. Matter

Matter is anything that occupies space, possesses mass and can be perceived by our sense organs. It exists in nature in three, usually inter convertible physical states: solids, liquids and gases. For instance, ice, water and steam are respectively the solid, liquid and gaseous states of water. Things in the physical world are made up of a relatively small number of basic materials combined in various ways. The physical material of which everything that we can see or touch is made is matter. Matter exists in three different states: solid, liquid and gaseous. Human senses with the help of tools allow us to determine the properties of matter. Matter can undergo a variety of changes - physical and chemical, natural and controlled.

Chemistry and physics deal with the study of matter, its properties, changes and transformation with energy. There are two kinds of properties: physical - color, taste, odour, density, hardness, solubility and ability to conduct electricity and heat; in solids the shape of their crystals is significant, freezing and boiling points of liquids.

Chemical properties are the changes in composition undergone by a substance when it is subjected to various conditions. The various changes may be physical and chemical. The physical properties are temporary. In a chemical change the composition of the substance is changed and new products are formed. Chemical properties are permanent.

It is useful to classify materials as solid, liquid or gas (though water, for example, exists as solid (ice), as liquid (water) and as gas (water vapor). The changes of state described by the terms solidify (freeze ), liquify (melt), va-pourise (evaporate) and condense are examples of physical changes.After physical change there is still the same material.Water is water whether it is solid, liquid or gas. Also, there is still the same mass of material. It is usually easy to reverse a physical change.

New words

matter - matter

mass - mass

sense - feeling

organ - organ

steam - steam

to undergo - to expose

variety - variety

change - change

physical - physical

chemical - chemical

natural - natural

transformation - transformation

color - color

taste - taste

odour - smell

density - density

hardness - hardness

solubility - solubility

ability - ability

to conduct - to conduct

permanent - permanent

8. Skeletal system

The components of the skeletal system are derived from mesenchymal elements that arise from mesoderm and neural crest. Mesenchymal cells differentiate into fibroblasts, chondroblasts, and osteoblasts, which produce connective tissue, cartilage, and bone tissue, respectively. Bone organs either develop directly in mesenchymal connective tissue (intramembranous ossification) or from preformed cartilage models (endochondral ossification). The splanch nic meso-derm gives rise to cardiac and smooth muscle.

The skeletal system develops from paraxial mesoderm. By the end of the fourth week, the sclerotome cells form embryonic connective tissue, known as mesenchyme. Mesenchyme cells migrate and differentiate to form fibro-blasts, chondroblasts, or osteoblasts.

Bone organs are formed by two methods.

Flat bones are formed by a process known as intra-membinous ossification, in which bones develop directly within mesenchyme.

Long bones are formed by a process known as en-dochondral ossification, in which mesenchymal cells give rise hyaline cartilage models that subsequently become ossified.

Skull formation.

Neurocranium is divided into two portions: The membranous neurocranium consists of flat bones that surround the brain as a vault. The bones appose one another at sutures and fontanelles, which allow overlap of bones during birth and remain membranous until adulthood.

The cartilaginous neurocranium (chondro-cranium) of the base of the skull is formed by fusion and ossification of number of separate cartilages along the median plate.

Viscerocranium arises primarily from the first two pharynge arches.

Appendicular system: The pectoral and pelvic girdles and the limbs comprise the appendicular system.

Except for the clavicle, most bones of the system are end chondral. The limbs begin as mesenchymal buds with an apical ectodermal ridge covering, which exerts an inductive influence over the mesenchyme.

Bone formation occurs by ossification of hyaline cartilage models.

The cartilage that remains between the diaphysis and the epiphyses of a long bone is known as the epiphysial plate. It is the site of growth of long bones until they attain their final size and the epiphysial plate disappears.

Vertebral column.

During the fourth week, sclerotome cells migrate medially to surround the spinal cord and notochord. After proliferation of the caudal portion of the sclerotomes, the vertebrae are formed, each consisting of the caudal part of one sclerotome and cephalic part of the next.

While the notochord persists in the areas of the vertebral bod ies, it degenerates between them, forming the nucleus pulposus. The latter, together with surrounding circular fibers of the annulus fibrosis, forms the intervertebral disc.

New words

skeletal - skeletal

mesoderm - mesoderm

cartilage - cartilage

fibroblasts - fibroblasts

chondroblasts - chondroblasts

osteoblasts - osteoblasts

paraxial - paraxial

) + its own specific vocabulary for a specific purpose.

And today we are starting a rubric for those who learn English for work. In this series of articles, we will learn where to find the very professional vocabulary. We decided to devote the first issue to medical English (especially since today is the international day of the dentist).

The use of English in medicine is very extensive: doctors communicate with each other at international conferences (and if you don't know the language, you won't go), a doctor may come across a foreign patient, many devices and apparatus are of foreign origin (with an English-language description) and, of course, English allows you to read professional literature, research and world scientific news, the translation of which can not wait.

P.S. the article is suitable for those who already have a sufficient level of proficiency in the language, because first you need to master General English, and only to "impose" professional English on it.

Where can I find professional vocabulary?

Where to upgrade your skills?

Where to Find Vocabulary: The Medical English Program

I think the medical reader will agree that the professional vocabulary for his area has a fairly wide range: these are organs of the human body, and symptoms, and the names of diseases, and the terms of chemistry, biology ... The fact that scientific terms are largely based on Latin, but still the vocabulary is quite complex. Where to get it?

1. Textbooks of English for doctors

Textbooks are ideal for those who decide to master the language on their own. After all, the teacher would have built a program for the student, and the textbook can partially replace this program.

English in Medicine- a course for healthcare professionals who communicate with patients and colleagues in English. Thanks to various tasks, it develops all 4 skills.

Professional English in Use Medicine- another medical course from Cambridge. Covers a wide range of medical vocabulary and is great for independent work.

Check Your English Vocabulary for Medicine- a workbook that will help you master basic medical terminology. Includes crosswords, puzzles, games, tests, etc.

Oxford English for Careers: Medicine and Nursing- these are 2 courses designed for medical professionals and nurses. Includes exercises, situational grammar reference, vocabulary, audio recordings.

L.G. Kozyrev. English for medical colleges- Russian-language textbook, which is suitable for those whose English is just gaining momentum. Includes essential vocabulary and grammar.

M. S. Muraveyskaya. Medical English- a course that is also suitable for beginners. Mainly aimed at ensuring that the student can read professional literature in English.

Good practice- a full-fledged course for mastering spoken English. Includes audio and DVD with doctor and patient dialogs + worksheets for working with these recordings.

And this is far from all the textbooks and training courses that are intended for medical professionals. But we're moving on to dedicated websites and online English courses for doctors.

2. Online English courses for doctors

I found another great source for human body parts vocabulary: the interactive anatomy site innerbody.com.

4. Professional literature: blogs, magazines, conference records

You read a book / news / article about medicine in English and write out unfamiliar words from there, which you will learn later. So the words will be in a good memorable context for you, and you will learn them much stronger.

Materials on Lingualeo: medical texts in English

Yes, our service is famous for the richest collection of materials in English. What is not there: both books and science articles, and recordings of conferences ... The main beauty is that you can 1. poke on an unfamiliar word ⇒ 2. see the translation ⇒ 3. add this word for study in Lingualeo ⇒ 4. and master it through. And the context from which the word is taken will always be with you.

We also have thematic materials for doctors. For example, a collection with interactive subtitles or an entire collection. Also take a look at our collection and select the tags Health & Society or Biology & Life Science on the right.

How to search: go to the section and enter a query in English into the search box (for example, Medicine). Materials appearing on request can be filtered by difficulty level, format (Video, audio, text), etc. Detailed instructions.

Journals and Blogs: Medical Articles in English

Reading foreign professional blogs and news resources means being aware of the most cutting edge. Reading them in English means improving your language along the way. As I already said, you don't have to be afraid of unfamiliar words on English-language resources: help. With its help, you can also add words for study from absolutely any sites (as well as from our materials).

You can also "drive" the article you are interested in on Lingualeo and study it in your spare minutes through. How to add materials - read the link.

I will list a few links to medical journals in English.

• New England Journal of Medicine
• Journal of the American Medical Association
• Free Medical Journals
• Science Magazine
• British Medical Journal
• General Medical Council
• Medical Journal of Australia
• www.abc.net.au
• OMICS International
• emedicine.medscape.com
• www.physiciansweekly.com
• www.thedoctorblog.com
• medicalnewstoday.com
• news-medical.net

You will find more sites in special selections: Health & Medical Magazines / Journals and 10 Physician-Authored Blogs Worth Reading.

Improving skills: listening and speaking practice for doctors

Language proficiency is based on 4 skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking. If you study in a training course (or with a teacher), then you will be given exercises to develop all sides.

But if you practice yourself and use the online materials and medical research articles in English (listed above), then you will need resources to develop listening and speaking practice (speaking and writing).

Listening

• Health radio broadcasts in Australia filled with medical vocabulary. Follow the link to find audio recordings and their scripts.
• Health BBS News. On the right you will see the Watch / Listen column, which contains video and audio materials.
• Health Videos. Small videos on medical topics with text transcript.
• BBC Radio Inside Health.
• Another radio show from BBC Science in Action.
• Professional podcast "From a Doctor's Perspective" from the British Council.

Speech practice

For the full development of the language, speech practice is needed. If you don't have real communication situations in English yet, you can use social media communication with English-speaking people. Doctors have their own professional social networks!

To summarize: learning medical English online

1. If you learn English for work, then you need your specific knowledge. To a greater extent - this is the possession of a special vocabulary.
2. You can search for this vocabulary in special sets of words and dictionaries, as well as in (speeches from professional conferences, scientific articles, science news, etc.).
3. Also, do not forget about the development of all skills: reading, listening (listen to professional podcasts and radio broadcasts), speaking and writing (practice professional speech on special social networks).

So you haven't learned English yet!

We have a huge amount of materials about medicine, as well as courses, vocabulary and grammar training. There are already 17 million of us, but with you there will be even more! 🙂

Year of issue: 2010

Genre: English

Format: DjVu

Quality: Scanned Pages

Description: "Textbook of English for medical students" is intended for junior students who previously studied English in a secondary school. The paramedical content of the book's materials allows it to be used in all faculties of medical universities as a basic textbook. The specifics of faculties can be taken into account in additional didactic materials.
The main task of the textbook is to create a solid language and speech (practical) training, on the basis of which it is possible to further improve the skills and abilities of a) reading and translation of English-language scientific literature, b) writing and listening to reports and messages, c) participating in discussions, d ) conducting conversations on specialty issues; and e) drafting summaries of articles in English. Accordingly, the textbook includes text and reference materials, as well as training exercises on the main sections of grammar and on the development of general scientific and general medical vocabulary. The textbook includes tasks that provide practice in all types of speech activities that will be needed by certified specialists in the field of medicine.
The tasks of the textbook also include familiarizing students with the socio-cultural environment of native English speakers. This explains the inclusion of topics such as medical education and health care in the UK, consideration of these topics in comparison with Russia, questions medical education, clinical and medical research work, history of medicine in the UK and USA. For this, popular science texts from Anglo-American periodicals are used with comments on texts that reveal the specifics of the medical social environment, acquaint with some geographical facts, etc. Of course, within the framework of a basic textbook, it is impossible to provide a sufficiently broad sociocultural training. Attraction needed additional materials, in particular, teaching aids by T.P. Shchedrina "English in Medicine" and "Discussing the Problems of Medicine", which offer authentic teaching materials and assignments for them, providing for intercultural communication in the format of scientific and practical work doctor.
The textbook provides basic, professionally oriented training in the English language. It is assumed further, in most cases independent, work with the language in the process of professional activity, consisting both in the use of acquired in basic course skills and abilities, and in their improvement. That is why the tasks of the textbook include the development of the ability to independently work with language material by performing tasks under the guidance of a teacher that require the ability to independently analyze and apply grammatical rules, evaluate and classify the lexical fund of the English language, adapt the meanings of lexical and grammatical language models to various contexts, and identify word-formation models and define their typical values.
It also provides for the independent implementation of translations and compilation of messages using dictionaries, reference books and additional English-language sources of information at the choice of students.
The proposed textbook consists of three parts: a lexical and grammatical course of study, materials for language practice and a reference application.
The materials of the lexical and grammatical training complex are grouped into 11 thematic sections (Units), affecting the problems of educational activities of students, healthcare organization, and also considering some issues of chemistry, biology, physiology, anatomy, scientific and practical work of specialists in the field of medicine. Each section offers a list of words by topic, text for analytical reading, and a series of exercises. Pre-text exercises on reading rules, word formation and vocabulary systematization allow you to carry out preparatory work for analytical reading. Post-text exercises provide vocabulary mastering and preparation for its use in various types of speech activities on the topic of the section. The grammatical part activates individual patterns observed in the educational text, the choice of which is determined by the classical approach to the sequence of grammar mastering. The rest of the grammatical phenomena in the text remain at the level of receptive possession. The exercises in this part of the section are built on the vocabulary of the previous sections of the textbook, which creates conditions for repetition and does not distract from mastering grammar. Each section of the textbook also includes a Workshop, the textual material of which allows you to expand the information field on the topic and get acquainted with the specifics of the medical social environment in English-speaking countries. The exercises of the Practicum allow you to conduct training in translation into Russian of original English-language texts, in search, viewing and introductory reading, in systematizing and summarizing the information received, in conducting a conversation on the content of what has been read, in listening. Tasks are formulated, where possible, with a focus on an activity-based approach in the learning process and include elements of independent work.
After sections VIII and XI, an overview repetition of the passed vocabulary and grammar is offered: Revision I - repetition to sections V-VIII, Revision II - repetition to sections IX-XI. The first four sections are considered introductory and corrective. Their lexical and grammatical material is present in all other sections, which explains the lack of survey repetition to them.
The materials for language practice in the second part of the textbook (Further Practice to Develop Communication Skills) provide work to improve the technique of translation, study and introductory reading, skills and abilities of composing messages and conducting a conversation on medical problems, in particular the formation of the skill of talking with a patient, which also presupposes familiarization with professional ethics and speech etiquette appropriate to the communication situation.
The reference appendix to the textbook (Appendix) provides information on the basic rules of reading, word formation, the system of English prepositions and their use, the basics of grammar. The application also includes a table of irregular verbs, a table of measures and weights, an English-Russian dictionary corresponding to both the texts and exercises of the lexical-grammatical complex of the textbook, and a list of CD entries. The dictionary includes general literary and medical vocabulary with transcriptions and translations appropriate to the contexts of the textbook.
The book comes complete with a sound application, all materials of which are read by native speakers.
The authors express their gratitude to the staff of the Department of Foreign Languages ​​of the Russian State Medical University for their creative support and invaluable assistance in the preparation of the final version of the textbook, as well as for valuable advice to its reviewers - Professor of the Department of Theory and Practice of the English Language of the Pedagogical Faculty of the Institute of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication at the Moscow State Regional University L.K. Golubeva, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages ​​of Kursk Medical University V.I. Narolina, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages ​​of Smolensk medical academy Z.M. Yashchenko.
Authors are also grateful for the deep analysis and critical remarks, which made it possible to improve the quality of the book, to the expert council of the UMO of the Moscow State Linguistic University.

The English textbook consists of nine Sections: I. The Public Health Service; II. Physiology; III. Therapy; IV. Surgery; V. Oncology; Vi. Pharmacology; VII Toxicology; VIII. Stomatology; IX. Infectious Diseases-Each lesson (Unit) includes texts from the relevant section of medicine, which are selected from the latest English and American medical journals, monographs to other sources, and a system of pre-text and post-text exercises that contribute to the accumulation of the terminological minimum necessary for reading and understanding medical literature on English, as well as the development of creative skills for working on the text: the ability to compose a short annotation, a summary on the topic, select sentences or whole passages from the text that convey the main idea of ​​the text, title individual paragraphs, etc.
The appendix to the manual contains: 1) Latin and Greek terms found in the English scientific medical literature; 2) word-building elements; 3) abbreviations adopted in the English scientific medical literature.
For 3-4 year students of medical schools.

V. Put in the required words from those given in the right column:

1. To increase ... Is one of the main principles of Soviet Public Health. 1.mortality
2. Child ... has decreased to the utmost in our country. 2.mother
3. ... is the basis of Soviet medicine. 3.facets
4. The Soviet state takes care of ... and child wel-fare. 4.longevity
5. The social ... of Soviet Public Health are expressed in the Medical Law of the USSR. 5.prophylaxis.

Vi. Find substitutes for the following word combinations:

1. to make a diagnosis 1. to inject
2.relating to blood vessels 2.morbidity
3.to give injections 3.mortality
4.condition of being diseased 4.vascular
5.the number of deaths 5.to diagnose

CONTENTS.

Foreword
Section I
Public Health Service
Unit 1. Prospects of the Development of Public Health in the USSR
Unit 2. Diseases Must be Defeated
Unit 3. Medical Care of Mother and Child
Unit 4. Medical Care at Home
Unit 5. WHO (World Health Organization)
Unit 6. Higher Medical Education in the USS
Section II
Physiology
Unit 1. The Mysteries of the Brain
Unit 2. Physiology of the Skin
Unit 3. The Blood
Unit 4. Gastro-lntestina! Tract and its Disorders
Unit 5. The Kidneys
Unit 6. Innervation of the Eye
Section III
Therapy
Unit 1. The Syndrome of Heart Failure
Unit 2. Atherosclerosis
Unit 3. Angina Pectoris
Unit 4. Hypertension
Unit 5. Diabetes Mellitus
Unit 6. Tuberculosis of the Lungs
Unit 7. Acute Leukemia
Settion IV
Surgery
Unit 1. Soviet Surgery
Unit 2. Surgical Diagnosis
Unit 3. Types of Wounds
Unit 4. Shock
Unit 5. Back to Work After Infarction
Unit 6. Sources of Contamination in Open Heart Surgery
Unit 7. Antisepsis and Asepsis
Unit 8. The General Anesthetics
Section V
Oncology
Unit 1. Types of Tumors
Unit 2. Cancer
Unit 3. Strontium Diagnostics of Malignant Tumors of Bones
Unit 4. Treatment of Thyroid Malignancies
Unit 5. X-Ray D; agnostics of Mammary Tumors
Section VI
Pharmacology
Unit 1. The Scope oi Pharmacology
Unit 2. Penicillin
Unit 3. The Sulfonamides
Unit 4. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Tuberculosis
Section VII
Toxicology
Unit 1. The Subject oi Toxicology
Unit 2. Acute Poisoning and Chronic Alcoholism
Section VIII
Stomatology
Unit 1. Pooling the Efforts oi Stomatologists
Unit 2. Dentol Caries
Section IX
Infectious Diseases
Unit 1. Influenza
Unit 2. Haemophilus Influenzae Pericarditis and Empyema with Thyroiditis in an Adult
Unit 3. Cholera Outbreak and ItsControl
Unit 4. Smallpox Control in Great Britain
Unit 5. Measles
Unit 6. Types of Immunity
Supplement I
Supplement II
Supplement III

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