Medicine and Healthcare (Advanced)

Advanced Health and Medical Vocabulary: Word List and Examples Learn B2-level medical vocabulary for discussing illness, diagnosis, and health conditions in more depth. Word List chronic (long-lasting), acute (sudden and severe), remission (temporary absence of disease symptoms), relapse (return of illness after improvement), prognosis (predicted outcome of an illness), malignant (cancerous, harmful), benign (not cancerous, harmless), biopsy (tissue sample test), screening (testing for disease before symptoms appear), epidemic, pandemic, outbreak, immunization, antibody, pathogen (disease-causing organism), symptomatic (showing symptoms), asymptomatic (no visible symptoms), palliative care (comfort-focused care), terminal illness, degenerative (gets progressively worse), congenital (present from birth), hereditary (passed down genetically), genetic disorder, mental health, therapy, rehabilitation, addiction, withdrawal (symptoms from stopping a substance), insomnia (inability to sleep), obesity, malnutrition, dehydration, hypertension (high blood pressure), cholesterol, metabolism, hormone, nutrient, deficiency (a lack of something needed), autoimmune (body attacks itself), anesthesia. Examples: The tumor turned out to be benign, not malignant. After two years in remission, the cancer unfortunately relapsed. Regular screening can detect illnesses before symptoms appear. A balanced diet prevents nutrient deficiencies. Remember: «malignant» (cancerous) and «benign» (harmless) are opposites frequently confused — a crucial distinction in medical vocabulary.