French Hospital Vocabulary

Lexique de l’hôpital

This page contains an extensive list of vocabulary words which you can use in the hospital (l’hôpital). Many of these words are almost the same as English. This is because both the English and French medical words are derived from Latin. Also, you will find that most of the words use the feminine gender (la versus le).

Places and departments in the hospital

la salle des urgence emergency room
la maternité maternity ward
le service de soins intensifs intensive care unit
l’urologie urology
l’endocrinologie endocrinology
la cardiologie cardiology
la kinésithéapie physiotherapy
la radiologie radiology
la psychiatrie psychiatry
la salle d’opération operating room
la salle ward
la clinique clinic
la pédiatrie children’s ward
l’endocrinologie endocrinology
l’oncologie oncology
la ophtalmologie opthmalmolgy
la chambre privée private room

People in the hospital

le médecin doctor
l’infirmier, l’infirmière nurse
l’anesthésiste anaesthetist
le spécialiste consultant/specialist
le chirurgien surgeon

Equipment and other

l’analyse de sang blood test
la scanographie scan
renvoyé discharged
le résultat result
l’analyse test
l’injection injection
l’opération operation
l’orientation d’un patient referral
l’orthopédie orthopeady
la dermatologie dermatology
la chirurgie surgery
la courbe chart
le chariot trolley/stretcher
la chaise roullante wheelchair
la radio x-ray
admis admitted
les heures de visite visiting hours

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