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sintoma
symptom
📌 Nota gramatical
Standard masculine noun ending in -a.
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diagnóstico
diagnosis
📌 Nota gramatical
Requires an openó vowel sound in the accented syllable.
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receita
prescription
📌 Nota gramatical
Also means recipe in culinary contexts.
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urgência
emergency room
📌 Nota gramatical
Often used in the plural 'as urgências' to refer to the hospital department.
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analgésico
painkiller
📌 Nota gramatical
Can function as both a noun and an adjective.
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inflamação
inflammation
📌 Nota gramatical
Irregular plural ending in -ões (-ão changes to -ões).
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tensão arterial
blood pressure
📌 Nota gramatical
Compound expression; the plural affects both nouns.
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enfermeiro
nurse
📌 Nota gramatical
Feminine form is 'a enfermeira'.
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consulta
medical consultation
📌 Nota gramatical
Common verbs used with this: 'marcar' (to schedule), 'cancelar' (to cancel).
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cirurgia
surgery
📌 Nota gramatical
Takes the preposition 'a' when combined with a body part ('cirurgia ao coração').
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infecção
infection
📌 Nota gramatical
Note the European Portuguese spelling 'infecção' without the c in modern writing ('infetada'), though both forms historically existed.
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vacina
vaccine
📌 Nota gramatical
Verb 'tomar' is typically used when receiving a vaccine.
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especialista
specialist
📌 Nota gramatical
Common gender noun; 'o especialista' or 'a especialista'.
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exame
medical exam / test
📌 Nota gramatical
Takes the verbs 'fazer' or 'realizar'.
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efeito secundário
side effect
📌 Nota gramatical
Also commonly referred to as 'efeito colateral' in broader contexts.
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alergia
allergy
📌 Nota gramatical
Followed by the preposition 'a' + noun.
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sintomático
symptomatic
📌 Nota gramatical
Adjective agreeing in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
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hospitalização
hospitalization
📌 Nota gramatical
Irregular plural ending in -ões.
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prevvenção
prevention
📌 Nota gramatical
Note standard spelling 'prevenção' (typographical correction from double v).
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recuperação
recovery
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to both physical healing and convalescence.
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posologia
dosage instructions
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to the correct dose and timing of medication intake.
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crónico
chronic
📌 Nota gramatical
Adjective; takes an openó sound in European Portuguese.
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patologia
pathology / condition
📌 Nota gramatical
Used to describe a disease or abnormal physical state.
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internamento
hospital admission / inpatient stay
📌 Nota gramatical
Commonly used in European Portuguese hospitals ('serviço de internamento').
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terapêutica
therapeutics / treatment plan
📌 Nota gramatical
Often interchangeable with 'tratamento' in clinical contexts.
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