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