Essential French vocabulary: Diseases and disabilities

Essential French vocabulary: Diseases and disabilities

Diseases and disabilities are unfortunately a part of life, and understanding the correct English-French vocabulary related to these topics can be important for communicating with healthcare providers or discussing health issues with others.

Here is an English-French vocabulary list of some common words and phrases related to diseases and disabilities:

English-French Vocabulary List:

  1. Disease – Une maladie
  2. Illness – Une maladie
  3. Disability – Un handicap
  4. Condition – Une affection
  5. Disorder – Un trouble
  6. Injury – Une blessure
  7. Pain – La douleur
  8. Allergy – Une allergie
  9. Asthma – L’asthme (masculine noun)
  10. Cancer – Le cancer
  11. Diabetes – Le diabète
  12. Heart disease – Les maladies cardiaques (feminine plural noun)
  13. Stroke – L’accident vasculaire cérébral (masculine noun)
  14. Arthritis – L’arthrite (feminine noun)
  15. Osteoporosis – L’ostéoporose (feminine noun)
  16. Depression – La dépression
  17. Anxiety – L’anxiété (feminine noun)
  18. Schizophrenia – La schizophrénie
  19. Alzheimer’s disease – La maladie d’Alzheimer
  20. Parkinson’s disease – La maladie de Parkinson
  21. Epilepsy – L’épilepsie (feminine noun)
  22. Autism – L’autisme (masculine noun)
  23. Deafness – La surdité
  24. Blindness – La cécité
  25. Wheelchair – Un fauteuil roulant

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