B1 · 32 words
At the doctor’s in Dutch
GP, prescription, referral — describing and understanding symptoms.
Practise this list
From these 32 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list
In the Netherlands you go to your GP first, de huisarts; you only see a specialist with a referral, de verwijzing. Outside surgery hours you phone de huisartsenpost. In Belgium you can usually go to a specialist directly. You describe symptoms with last hebben van: Ik heb last van mijn rug. “My back is giving me trouble.” The prescription is het recept — the same word as in the kitchen.
The words
Verb (5)
doorverwijzento refer (to a specialist)VerbB1
Separable; verwees door – doorverwezen.
onderzoekento examineVerbB1
onderzocht – onderzocht.
voorschrijvento prescribeVerbB1
Separable; schreef voor – voorgeschreven.
opererento operateVerbB1
herstellento recover; to repairVerbB1
Noun (1)
de klachtenthe symptoms, the complaintsNounB1
Plural; the singular de klacht is also a complaint to an office or shop.
Adjective (4)
gewondinjuredAdjectiveB1
misselijksick, nauseousAdjectiveB1
duizeligdizzyAdjectiveB1
zwangerpregnantAdjectiveB1
Phrase (1)
last hebben vanto be bothered by, to have trouble withPhraseB1
Noun (de) (18)
de huisartsthe GP, the family doctorNoun (de)B1
de specialistthe specialist, the consultantNoun (de)B1
de verwijzingthe referralNoun (de)B1
de huisartsenpostthe out-of-hours GP serviceNoun (de)B1
de diagnosethe diagnosisNoun (de)B1
de griepthe fluNoun (de)B1
de infectiethe infectionNoun (de)B1
de ontstekingthe inflammationNoun (de)B1
de bijwerkingthe side effectNoun (de)B1
de tandartsthe dentistNoun (de)B1
de verpleegkundigethe nurseNoun (de)B1
de bloeddrukthe blood pressureNoun (de)B1
de patiëntthe patientNoun (de)B1
de wachtkamerthe waiting roomNoun (de)B1
de zorgverzekeringthe health insuranceNoun (de)B1
In Belgium: het ziekenfonds, de mutualiteit.
de operatiethe operationNoun (de)B1
de wondthe woundNoun (de)B1
de zwangerschapthe pregnancyNoun (de)B1
Noun (het) (3)
het spreekuurthe surgery hours, the consulting hoursNoun (het)B1
het onderzoekthe examination; the researchNoun (het)B1
het eigen risicothe excess, the deductibleNoun (het)B1
The first part of the costs that you pay yourself, per year.
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This list belongs to Body and health — four lists and 129 words that can also be practised as a whole.