German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
129 B2 words in “Body & Health”.
Work in progress. The B2 list is curated and still growing — new words are added regularly. Because B2 and C1 have no official fixed word list, levels here are graded automatically, so a word can occasionally sit a level either way.
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129 B2 words in “Body & Health”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| 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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