# Body and health: German words and their articles

Source: https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/ · Yupo word list · Last updated: October 24, 2026

This topic has 240 words: 85 der, 103 die, 52 das. Words marked “die (plural)” are used in the plural in German.

| Word | Article | English | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Achtsamkeit | die | Mindfulness | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/achtsamkeit/ |
| Albtraum | der | Bad dream | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/albtraum/ |
| Anamnese | die | Medical history | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/anamnese/ |
| Anästhesist | der | Anaesthetist | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/anaesthesist/ |
| Angst | die | Anxiety | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/angst/ |
| Angststörung | die | Anxiety disorder | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/angststoerung/ |
| Antibiotikum | das | Antibiotic | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/antibiotikum/ |
| Apotheker | der | Apothecary | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/apotheker/ |
| Arm | der | Arm | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/arm/ |
| Arterie | die | Artery | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/arterie/ |
| Arzneimittel | das | Drug | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/arzneimittel/ |
| Asthma | das | Asthma | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/asthma/ |
| Atem | der | Breath | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/atem/ |
| Atemnot | die | Shortness of breath | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/atemnot/ |
| Atmung | die | Respiration | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/atmung/ |
| Attest | das | Certificate | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/attest/ |
| Auge | das | Eye | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/auge/ |
| Augenarzt | der | Oculist | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/augenarzt/ |
| Augenbraue | die | Eyebrow | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/augenbraue/ |
| Ausdauer | die | Endurance | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ausdauer/ |
| Ausschlag | der | Rash | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ausschlag/ |
| Backenzahn | der | Molar | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/backenzahn/ |
| Bakterie | die | Bacterium | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bakterie/ |
| Bänderriss | der | Ligament rupture | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/baenderriss/ |
| Bandscheibe | die | Intervertebral disc | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bandscheibe/ |
| Bauch | der | Womb | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bauch/ |
| Bauchnabel | der | Bellybutton | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bauchnabel/ |
| Bauchspeicheldrüse | die | Pancreas | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bauchspeicheldruese/ |
| Bauchweh | das | Stomach ache | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bauchweh/ |
| Beckenboden | der | Pelvic floor | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/beckenboden/ |
| Befund | der | Finding | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/befund/ |
| Behandlung | die | Treatment | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/behandlung/ |
| Behinderung | die | Disability | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/behinderung/ |
| Bein | das | Leg | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bein/ |
| Beule | die | Bump | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/beule/ |
| Bewegung | die | Movement | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bewegung/ |
| Biopsie | die | Biopsy | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/biopsie/ |
| Blinddarm | der | Appendix | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/blinddarm/ |
| Blut | das | Blood | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/blut/ |
| Blutbild | das | Blood count | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/blutbild/ |
| Blutdruck | der | Blood pressure | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/blutdruck/ |
| Bluterguss | der | Bruise | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bluterguss/ |
| Blutgruppe | die | Blood group | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/blutgruppe/ |
| Blutprobe | die | Blood sample | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/blutprobe/ |
| Blutung | die | Bleeding | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/blutung/ |
| Blutzucker | der | Blood sugar | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/blutzucker/ |
| Brust | die | Chest | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/brust/ |
| Brustkorb | der | Chest | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/brustkorb/ |
| Bulimie | die | Bulimia | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bulimie/ |
| Chemotherapie | die | Chemotherapy | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/chemotherapie/ |
| Chirurg | der | Surgeon | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/chirurg/ |
| Cholesterin | das | Cholesterol | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/cholesterin/ |
| Darm | der | Intestine | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/darm/ |
| Daumen | der | Thumb | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/daumen/ |
| Dehnung | die | Stretching | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/dehnung/ |
| Demenz | die | Dementia | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/demenz/ |
| Deo | das | Deodorant | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/deo/ |
| Depression | die | Depression | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/depression/ |
| Diabetes | der | Diabetes | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/diabetes/ |
| Diagnose | die | Diagnosis | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/diagnose/ |
| Dickdarm | der | Colon | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/dickdarm/ |
| Dosis | die | Dose | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/dosis/ |
| Dünndarm | der | Small intestine | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/duenndarm/ |
| Durchfall | der | Diarrhoea | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/durchfall/ |
| Eierstock | der | Ovary | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/eierstock/ |
| Ekzem | das | Eczema | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ekzem/ |
| Ellbogen | der | Elbow | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ellbogen/ |
| Entspannung | die | Relaxation | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/entspannung/ |
| Entzündung | die | Inflammation | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/entzuendung/ |
| Ergotherapie | die | Occupational therapy | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ergotherapie/ |
| Erkältung | die | Cold | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/erkaeltung/ |
| Erreger | der | Pathogen | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/erreger/ |
| Erschöpfung | die | Exhaustion | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/erschoepfung/ |
| Essstörung | die | Eating disorder | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/essstoerung/ |
| Facharzt | der | Specialist | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/facharzt/ |
| Ferse | die | Heel | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ferse/ |
| Fieber | das | Fever | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fieber/ |
| Finger | der | Finger | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/finger/ |
| Fingernagel | der | Fingernail | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fingernagel/ |
| Fitness | die | Fitness | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fitness/ |
| Fitnessstudio | das | Fitness club | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fitnessstudio/ |
| Frauenarzt | der | Gynaecologist | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/frauenarzt/ |
| Frühgeburt | die | Premature birth | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fruehgeburt/ |
| Fuß | der | Foot | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fuss/ |
| Gallenblase | die | Gall bladder | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gallenblase/ |
| Gebärmutter | die | Uterus | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gebaermutter/ |
| Gebiss | das | Set of teeth | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gebiss/ |
| Gehirn | das | Brain | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gehirn/ |
| Gelenk | das | Joint | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gelenk/ |
| Generikum | das | Generic drug | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/generikum/ |
| Geschwür | das | Ulcer | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/geschwuer/ |
| Gesicht | das | Face | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gesicht/ |
| Gesundheit | die | Health | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gesundheit/ |
| Gewicht | das | Weight | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gewicht/ |
| Gleichgewicht | das | Balance | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gleichgewicht/ |
| Grippe | die | Influenza | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/grippe/ |
| Gymnastik | die | Gymnastics | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gymnastik/ |
| Haar | das | Hair | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/haar/ |
| Haarausfall | der | Hair loss | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/haarausfall/ |
| Hals | der | Neck | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hals/ |
| Halsweh | das | Sore throat | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/halsweh/ |
| Hand | die | Hand | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hand/ |
| Handcreme | die | Hand cream | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/handcreme/ |
| Handgelenk | das | Wrist | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/handgelenk/ |
| Hausarzt | der | Family doctor | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hausarzt/ |
| Haut | die | Skin | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/haut/ |
| Hautarzt | der | Dermatologist | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hautarzt/ |
| Hebamme | die | Midwife | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hebamme/ |
| Heilung | die | Healing | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/heilung/ |
| Herz | das | Heart | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/herz/ |
| Herzinfarkt | der | Heart attack | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/herzinfarkt/ |
| Herzschlag | der | Beating of the heart | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/herzschlag/ |
| Heuschnupfen | der | Hay fever | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/heuschnupfen/ |
| Hitzschlag | der | Heat stroke | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hitzschlag/ |
| Hörgerät | das | Hearing aid | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hoergeraet/ |
| Hormon | das | Hormone | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hormon/ |
| Hüfte | die | Hip | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/huefte/ |
| Husten | der | Cough | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/husten/ |
| Hustensaft | der | Cough syrup | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hustensaft/ |
| Immunsystem | das | Immune system | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/immunsystem/ |
| Impfstoff | der | Vaccine | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/impfstoff/ |
| Infektion | die | Infection | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/infektion/ |
| Infusion | die | Infusion | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/infusion/ |
| Inkubationszeit | die | Incubation period | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/inkubationszeit/ |
| Insulin | das | Insulin | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/insulin/ |
| Intensivstation | die | Intensive care unit | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/intensivstation/ |
| Juckreiz | der | Itching | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/juckreiz/ |
| Kaiserschnitt | der | Caesarean section | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kaiserschnitt/ |
| Kapsel | die | Capsule | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kapsel/ |
| Karies | die | Tooth decay | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/karies/ |
| Kehlkopf | der | Larynx | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kehlkopf/ |
| Kinderarzt | der | Pediatrician | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kinderarzt/ |
| Kinn | das | Chin | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kinn/ |
| Klinik | die | Clinic | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/klinik/ |
| Knie | das | Knee | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/knie/ |
| Kniescheibe | die | Kneecap | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kniescheibe/ |
| Knöchel | der | Ankle | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/knoechel/ |
| Knochen | der | Bone | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/knochen/ |
| Knochenbruch | der | Fracture | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/knochenbruch/ |
| Kontaktlinse | die | Contact lens | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kontaktlinse/ |
| Kopf | der | Head | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kopf/ |
| Kopfweh | das | Headache | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kopfweh/ |
| Körper | der | Body | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/koerper/ |
| Körpergewicht | das | Body weight | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/koerpergewicht/ |
| Krafttraining | das | Strength training | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/krafttraining/ |
| Krankenbett | das | Sickbed | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/krankenbett/ |
| Krankengymnastik | die | Physiotherapy | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/krankengymnastik/ |
| Krankenpfleger | der | Nurse | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/krankenpfleger/ |
| Krankenschwester | die | Nurse | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/krankenschwester/ |
| Krankenwagen | der | Ambulance | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/krankenwagen/ |
| Krankenzimmer | das | Hospital room | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/krankenzimmer/ |
| Krankheit | die | Illness | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/krankheit/ |
| Kreislauf | der | Circulation | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kreislauf/ |
| Kreuzband | das | Cruciate ligament | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kreuzband/ |
| Krücke | die | Crutch | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kruecke/ |
| Kur | die | Cure | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kur/ |
| Kurzsichtigkeit | die | Short-sightedness | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kurzsichtigkeit/ |
| Lähmung | die | Paralysis | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/laehmung/ |
| Lebensmittelvergiftung | die | Food poisoning | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lebensmittelvergiftung/ |
| Leber | die | Liver | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/leber/ |
| Lippe | die | Lip | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lippe/ |
| Logopädie | die | Speech therapy | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/logopaedie/ |
| Lunge | die | Lung | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lunge/ |
| Lungenentzündung | die | Pneumonia | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lungenentzuendung/ |
| Lymphknoten | der | Lymph node | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lymphknoten/ |
| Magen | der | Stomach | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/magen/ |
| Magengeschwür | das | Gastric ulcer | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/magengeschwuer/ |
| Magersucht | die | Anorexia nervosa | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/magersucht/ |
| Massage | die | Massage | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/massage/ |
| Meditation | die | Meditation | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/meditation/ |
| Medizin | die | Medicine | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/medizin/ |
| Melatonin | das | Melatonin | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/melatonin/ |
| Milz | die | Spleen | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/milz/ |
| Müdigkeit | die | Fatigue | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/muedigkeit/ |
| Mund | der | Mouth | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/mund/ |
| Muskel | der | Muscle | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/muskel/ |
| Muskelkater | der | Aching, sore muscles | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/muskelkater/ |
| Nacken | der | Nape | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/nacken/ |
| Nagel | der | Nail | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/nagel/ |
| Narbe | die | Scar | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/narbe/ |
| Nase | die | Nose | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/nase/ |
| Nerv | der | Nerve | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/nerv/ |
| Netzhaut | die | Retina | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/netzhaut/ |
| Niere | die | Kidney | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/niere/ |
| Oberschenkel | der | Thigh | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/oberschenkel/ |
| Ohr | das | Ear | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ohr/ |
| Operation | die | Surgery | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/operation/ |
| Operationssaal | der | Operating room | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/operationssaal/ |
| Pandemie | die | Pandemic | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/pandemie/ |
| Panikattacke | die | Panic attack | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/panikattacke/ |
| Patient | der | Patient | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/patient/ |
| Patientin | die | Patient | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/patientin/ |
| Pflaster | das | Band-aid | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/pflaster/ |
| Physiotherapie | die | Physical therapy | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/physiotherapie/ |
| Pickel | der | Pimple | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/pickel/ |
| Pinzette | die | Tweezers | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/pinzette/ |
| Psychiater | der | Psychiatrist | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/psychiater/ |
| Psychologe | der | Psychologist | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/psychologe/ |
| Psychotherapeut | der | Psychotherapist | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/psychotherapeut/ |
| Psychotherapie | die | Psychotherapy | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/psychotherapie/ |
| Puls | der | Pulse | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/puls/ |
| Pupille | die | Pupil | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/pupille/ |
| Quarantäne | die | Quarantine | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/quarantaene/ |
| Rippe | die | Rib | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/rippe/ |
| Rollstuhl | der | Wheelchair | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/rollstuhl/ |
| Rücken | der | Back | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ruecken/ |
| Rückenmark | das | Spinal cord | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/rueckenmark/ |
| Schienbein | das | Shinbone | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schienbein/ |
| Schilddrüse | die | Thyroid gland | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schilddruese/ |
| Schlaf | der | Sleep | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schlaf/ |
| Schmerz | der | Ache | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schmerz/ |
| Schmerzmittel | das | Analgesic | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schmerzmittel/ |
| Schneidezahn | der | Incisor | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schneidezahn/ |
| Schnupfen | der | Coryza | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schnupfen/ |
| Schulter | die | Shoulder | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schulter/ |
| Schweiß | der | Sweat | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schweiss/ |
| Selbsthilfegruppe | die | Support group | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/selbsthilfegruppe/ |
| Skelett | das | Skeleton | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/skelett/ |
| Sodbrennen | das | Heartburn | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sodbrennen/ |
| Sport | der | Sport | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sport/ |
| Steißbein | das | Tailbone | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/steissbein/ |
| Stirn | die | Forehead | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/stirn/ |
| Stoffwechsel | der | Metabolism | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/stoffwechsel/ |
| Tablette | die | Tablet | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/tablette/ |
| Taschentuch | das | Handkerchief | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/taschentuch/ |
| Träne | die | Tear | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/traene/ |
| Vene | die | Vein | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/vene/ |
| Verletzung | die | Injury | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/verletzung/ |
| Verstauchung | die | Sprain | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/verstauchung/ |
| Vitamin | das | Vitamin | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/vitamin/ |
| Wade | die | Calf | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wade/ |
| Wirbelsäule | die | Spine | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wirbelsaeule/ |
| Wunde | die | Wound | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wunde/ |
| Zahn | der | Tooth | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zahn/ |
| Zahnarzt | der | Dentist | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zahnarzt/ |
| Zahnfleisch | das | Gums | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zahnfleisch/ |
| Zahnstein | der | Calculus | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zahnstein/ |
| Zeh | der | Toe | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zeh/ |
| Zunge | die | Tongue | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zunge/ |
| Zwerchfell | das | Diaphragm | https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zwerchfell/ |