German B2 Body & Health Vocabulary List
This is the complete German Body & Health vocabulary at B2 level — 129 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.
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129 B2 · Body & Health words
| German word | English meaning | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| abschwellen | to go down / fade away / decongest | — |
| die Abtreibung | abortion | — |
| die Angststörung | anxiety disorder | — |
| der Arzneimittel | drug / medicine | — |
| der Augapfel | an eyeball | — |
| ausscheiden | to excrete / retire / reject | — |
| die Äußerung | manifestation / expression | — |
| die Bauchspeicheldrüse | pancreas | — |
| beidhändig | ambidextrous | — |
| die Belastung | strain / burden | — |
| benommen | dazed / light-headed / stunned | — |
| betäuben | to numb / stun / anesthetize | — |
| bettlägerig | bedridden | — |
| bewusstlos | unconscious | — |
| blähen | to bloat / distend / swell | — |
| die Blässe | paleness / pallor | — |
| das Blutgefäß | blood vessel | — |
| bucklig | hunchbacked | — |
| bullig | beefy / brawny | — |
| die Degeneration | degeneration | — |
| die Diagnose | diagnosis | — |
| diagnostizieren | to diagnose | — |
| der Dickdarm | the colon (large intestine) | — |
| das Dioxin | dioxin | — |
| die Dosierung | dosage | — |
| der Druckpunkt | a pressure point | — |
| die Drüse | gland | — |
| der Dünndarm | the small intestine | — |
| die Dysfunktion | dysfunction | — |
| die Entlastung | relief / alleviation | — |
| die Entspannung | relaxation / easing | — |
| die Entwöhnung | withdrawal / breaking habit | — |
| erblich | hereditary | — |
| erfroren | frostbitten / frozen to death | — |
| der Erreger | pathogen / virus / germ | — |
| die Essstörung | an eating disorder | — |
| der Fötus | fetus | — |
| die Galle | bile / gall | — |
| der Gaumen | palate / gums | — |
| das Gegengift | antidote / anti-toxin / anti-venom | — |
| die Gehirnerschütterung | concussion | — |
| die Generika | generics (medicine) | — |
| die Genesung | recovery | — |
| das Gerippe | skeleton | — |
| das Geschwür | an ulcer | — |
| glatzköpfig | bald-headed | — |
| das Glied | member / link / limb / part | — |
| die Gliederung | structure/articulation | — |
| der Haarausfall | hair loss | — |
| der Herzschlag | heartbeat | — |
| der Hitzeschlag | heat stroke | — |
| der Hodensack | scrotum | — |
| hormonell | hormonal | — |
| die Hornhaut | cornea | — |
| die Impfung | vaccination | — |
| infizieren | to infect (poison) | — |
| die Intensivstation | the intensive care unit | — |
| keuchen | to gasp / pant / wheeze | — |
| keuchend | panting / rasping | — |
| das Knochenmark | (bone) marrow | — |
| das Kölnischwasser | cologne | — |
| die Körperverletzung | assault / bodily harm | — |
| krampfhaft | convulsive / spasmodic | — |
| krankheitsbedingt | due to illness | — |
| der Kropf | a goiter / crop = any enlarged thyroid gland | — |
| die Kulleraugen | googly eyes / bulging eyes | — |
| das Kurzzeitgedächtnis | short-term memory | — |
| lähmen | to paralyze / cripple / hamstring | — |
| der Langzeitschäden | long-term damage | — |
| die Lebenslinie | a lifeline | — |
| lebenswichtig | vital | — |
| die Leiste | the groin / bar / strip | — |
| lindern | to alleviate / relieve / ease | — |
| die Linderung | alleviation | — |
| die Lungenentzündung | pneumonia | — |
| die Magenschmerzen | stomach pain | — |
| die Magersucht | anorexia | — |
| mangelernährt | malnourished | — |
| die Migräne | migraine | — |
| das Muskelgedächtnis | muscle-memory | — |
| die Narkose | anesthesia / anesthetic | — |
| die Nebenwirkung | side effect | — |
| der Nervenzusammenbruch | a mental breakdown | — |
| das Ohrläppchen | earlobe | — |
| optisch | optical / visual | — |
| der Orientierungsinn | sense of direction | — |
| die Phobie | phobia | — |
| die Platzwunde | a laceration | — |
| pochen | to throb / pulsate | — |
| präventiv | preventative | — |
| die Prellung | a bruise (not too bad) | — |
| der Radiologe | radiologist | — |
| die Remission | remission | — |
| sabbern | to drool / slobber / salivate | — |
| die Schadstoffbelastung | pollutant load/contamination | — |
| die Schlagader | artery | — |
| der Schlaganfall | stroke / apoplexy | — |
| der Schockzustand | a state of shock | — |
| der Schorf | scab / crust / scaly skin | — |
| der Schrittzähler | pedometer | — |
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