Medical English Vocabulary List | Symptoms, Inflammation, Swelling, Pain & Nasal Problems

Harabuchi Y, Kumai T, Nishi K, Tanaka A, Hotta O, Hagino H, Kusuyama T, Mogitate M, Ohno Y, Sakakibara A, Araki S, Nishida Y, Shintani T, Takezawa H, Ito H, Komazawa D, Nishiwaki N, Toritani R, Hirahata K, Marumo S. Retracted: Chronic Epipharyngitis Treated with Epipharyngeal Abrasion Therapy: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and Treatment Outcomes. JMA J. 2025;8(2):371-384.
https://www.jmaj.jp/detail.php?id=10.31662/jmaj.2024-0437

1. Bleeding and Injury Symptoms
出血とけがの症状
Shukketsu to kega no shoujou

English	日本語	Romaji
bleeding	出血	shukketsu
nosebleed	鼻血	hanaji
minor bleeding	軽い出血	karui shukketsu
heavy bleeding	大量出血	tairyou shukketsu
blood	血	chi
blood clot	血の塊	chi no katamari
blood-tinged mucus	血の混じった粘液	chi no majitta nen eki
bleeding tissue	出血している組織	shukketsu shite iru soshiki
scratched tissue	傷ついた組織	kizutsuita soshiki
abrasion	擦り傷	surikizu
wound	傷	kizu
injury	けが	kega
damaged tissue	損傷した組織	sonshou shita soshiki

2. Swelling and Inflammation
腫れと炎症
Hare to enshou

English	日本語	Romaji
swelling	腫れ	hare
swollen	腫れた	hareta
inflammation	炎症	enshou
inflamed	炎症を起こした	enshou (w)o okoshita
chronic inflammation	慢性炎症	mansei enshou
acute inflammation	急性炎症	kyusei enshou
irritation	刺激	shigeki
irritated	刺激された	shigeki sareta
redness	赤み	akami
tender tissue	触ると痛い組織	sawaru to itai soshiki
sensitive tissue	敏感な組織	binkan na soshiki
tissue swelling	組織の腫れ	soshiki no hare
inflamed mucosa *The moist, inner lining of body cavities and organs that connect to the outside. Found in the mouth, nose, eyelids, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital system.	炎症した粘膜	enshou shita nenmaku
nasal inflammation	鼻の炎症	hana no enshou

Rigaut C, Deruyver L, Goole J, Haut B and Lambert P (2022) Instillation of a Dry Powder in Nasal Casts: Parameters Influencing the Olfactory Deposition With Uni- and Bi-Directional Devices. Front. Med. Technol. 4:924501. doi: 10.3389/fmedt.2022.924501
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medical-technology/articles/10.3389/fmedt.2022.924501/full

3. Blockage and Breathing Problems
詰まりと呼吸の問題
Tsumari to kokyuu no mondai

English	日本語	Romaji
blocked nose	鼻づまり	hana zumari
stuffy nose	鼻が詰まった	hana ga tsumatta
nasal blockage	鼻の閉塞	hana no heisoku
nasal obstruction	鼻閉	bihei
congestion	充血	juuketsu
nasal congestion	鼻の充血	hana no juuketsu
clogged nose	鼻が詰まった	hana ga tsumatta
restricted breathing	呼吸制限	kokyuu seigen
difficulty breathing	呼吸困難	kokyuu konnan
sinus blockage	副鼻腔閉塞	fukubikou heisoku
sinus congestion	副鼻腔うっ血	fukubikou ukketsu
airway blockage	気道閉塞	kidou heisoku

4. Mucus and Secretion
粘液と分泌物
Nen-eki to bunpibutsu

English	日本語	Romaji
mucus	粘液	nen-eki
nasal mucus	鼻の粘液	hana no nen-eki
thick mucus	粘り気のある粘液	nebari ke no aru nen-eki
sticky mucus	粘つく粘液	nebatsuku nen-eki
phlegm	痰	tan
sputum	喀痰	kakutan
nasal discharge	鼻水	hanamizu
runny nose	鼻水	hanamizu
postnasal drip	後鼻漏	koubirow
excess mucus	過剰な粘液	kajou na nen-eki
mucus drainage	粘液の排出	nen-eki no haishutsu
mucus buildup	粘液の蓄積	nen-eki no chikuseki

5. Pain and Sensation
痛みと感覚
Itami to kankaku

English	日本語	Romaji
pain	痛み	itami
painful	痛い	itai
sore	痛む	itamu
soreness	痛み	itami
burning sensation	焼けるような感覚	yakeru youna kankaku
stinging pain	ヒリヒリする痛み	hirihiri suru itami
sharp pain	鋭い痛み	surudoi itami
dull pain	鈍い痛み	nibui itami
scratchy throat	のどがイガイガする	nodo ga igaiga suru
throat pain	のどの痛み	nodo no itami
nasal pain	鼻の痛み	hana no itami
pressure sensation	圧迫感	appakukan
foreign body sensation	異物感	ibutsukan

6. Ear and Sinus Related Symptoms
耳と副鼻腔の症状
Mimi to fukubikou no shoujou

English	日本語	Romaji
ear pressure	耳の圧迫感	mimi no appakukan
ear fullness	耳の詰まり	mimi no tsumari
ear blockage	耳の閉塞感	mimi no heisoku kan
tinnitus	耳鳴り	miminar i
ear congestion	耳の充血	mimi no juuketsu
sinus pressure	副鼻腔の圧迫感	fukubikou no appakukan
sinus pain	副鼻腔の痛み	fukubikou no itami
sinus infection	副鼻腔感染	fukubikou kansen

7. General Symptoms Sometimes Linked to Epipharyngeal Inflammation
上咽頭炎に関連することがある一般的な症状
Jouintou-en ni kanren suru koto ga aru ippanteki na shoujou

English	日本語	Romaji
headache	頭痛	zutsuu
dizziness	めまい	memai
fatigue	疲労	hirou
chronic cough	慢性の咳	mansei no seki
dry throat	乾いたのど	kawaita nodo
hoarse voice	かすれ声	kasure goe
difficulty swallowing	嚥下困難	enge konnan
brain fog	頭がぼんやりする	atama ga bonyari suru
neck stiffness	首のこり	kubi no kori
shoulder stiffness	肩こり	kata kori

8. Medical Examination and Treatment Words
診察と治療
Shinsatsu to chiryou

English	日本語	Romaji
swab	綿棒	menbou
nasal swab	鼻の綿棒検査	hana no menbou kensa
scraping	擦過	sakka
abrasive therapy	擦過療法	sakka ryouhou
treatment	治療	chiryou
medical examination	診察	shinsatsu
endoscope	内視鏡	naishikyou
nasal endoscopy	鼻内視鏡検査	bi naishikyou kensa
disinfection	消毒	shoudoku
medication	薬	kusuri
recovery	回復	kaifuku
healing	治癒	chiyu