Vocabulary: Medical Terms

BASIC MEDICAL TERMS IN TAGALOG


ubo
cough

hinga
breath

Huminga ka.
Breathe.


pasyente
patient

ospital
hospital


nars
nurse

duktor
doctor



The Tagalog word for 'doctor' is manggagamot but it is very common for Filipinos to use the Spanish-derived word duktor because it's shorter and easier to say.
gamot / medisina
medicine

sakit
illness

lagnat
fever

sipon
cold (runny nose)

sakit sa puso
heart problems

trangkaso
flu

kati
itch

regla
menstrual period

dugo
blood

buntis
pregnant