SYNONYMS

What are your complaints? = What do you complain of? = What are you complaining of?

Do you have shortness of breath? = Are you short of breath?

Have you ever had...? = Have you ever suffered...?

Are you troubled by...? = Are you bothered by...? = Are you disturbed by...? = Do you have any trouble with...?

Do you suffer finger joint pains when you...? = Are your finger joints often painful?

Do you always seem to be hungry? = Do you usually feel hungry?

Do you find it hard to remember? Is it difficult for you to remember?

Do you have trouble walking up? = Do you have difficulty walking up?

Has your doctor (ever) told you that you...? = Have you ever been told that you...?

Are you sensitive to antibiotics? = Do you have sensitivity to antibiotics?

Are you allergic to antibiotics? = Do you have allergies to antibiotics? = Do you have any adverse reactions to antibiotics? = Have you ever had any adverse reactions to antibiotics?

Have you ever had chest X-ray? = Have you ever had your chest X-rayed?

Do you have nausea? = Do you nauseate? = Do you easily become nauseated? = Do you feel like vomiting?

Synonyms: The bone system – the skeleton; the cranium – the skull, the lower extremities – the lower limbs, the spinal column – the spine, the cerebrum – the brain; the clavicles – the collar-bones; scapulas – the shoulder blades; the thorax – the chest – the rib cage; the circulatory system – the cardiovascular system; the myocardium – the cardiac muscle; myocarditis – inflammation of the cardiac muscle; myocardial infarction – heart attack; inflammation of the stomach – gastritis; inflammation of the gallbladder – cholecystitis; a doctor – a physician; a children’s doctor – a pediatrician; an ENT doctor - an otorhinolaryngologist; a doctor who treats rectum diseases – a proctologist; a doctor who treats stomach diseases – a gastrologist; diseases – illnesses, disorders, ailments, maladies, medical conditions, medical problems, impairments; malignant diseases – cancers; treatment – management; prevention – self-care; evaluation – examination – investigation; stages – steps – parts – levels of evaluation; to be ill – to be sick – to be unwell – to be more dead than alive – to be a miserable wreck; to consist of – to include – to involve – to be composed of; prognisis – prediction; symptoms – signs – manifestations; risk factors – risk situations – risk groups; patients who are treated at a hospital – inpatients; patients who are treated on a same day basis – outpatients; a medical institution that treats patients on a regular basis – an inpatient hospital; a medical institution that treats patients on a same day basis – an outpatient hospital, a hospital – a clinic – a medical center; to be sent to the hospital – to be referred to the hospital; to be hositalized for – to be admitted to the hospital; to treat – to heal; mortality – death rate; to use – to employ; treatment methods – treatment modalities – treatment technologies – treatment techniques; an intensive care unit – a high dependency unit; to be immunized – to be vaccinated for; medicines – drugs, medications, remedies, agents; a pharmacy – a drugstore; non-prescription medications – over-the-counter medications; to take medications – to use medications; every six hours – four times a day; adverse reactions – unwanted reactions – unwanted side effects; warnings – precautions; to cause – to result in – to lead to – to induce, to trigger; to be caused by – to be triggered by – to be induced by – to result from; consequencies – compliations; Follow a diet – keep to a diet –adhere to a diet – have a diet – observe a diet – eat a diet low in fats and cholesterol; quit smoking – give up smoking - stop smoking – don’t smoke – avoid smoking – keep off smoking; to advise – to administer – to prescribe – to recommend treatment (medications); subfebrile temperature – low fever – low grade fever; hazardous work – risky work; dizziness – lighheadedness, obese people – overweight people – stout people – heavy people; a tobacco abuser – a heavy smoker; an alcohol addict – an alcohol abuser – a heavy drinker; a drug addict – a drug abuser; to question patients – to interview patients – to ask patients questions.