| ambo (n) | ambulance driver |
| Bali belly (adj) | diarrhea Bali is a popular vacation spot in nearby Indonesia. |
| bulk billing (n) (v) | Medical billing where physician directly bills the government and accepts whatever the government pays as full payment. |
| Caesars (n) | Caesarean section "Too posh to push." |
| carer (n) | caregiver |
| chemist (n) | pharmacy, pharmacist "I'll drop by the chemist's and have a chat with the chemist. |
| coronial (n) | having to do with a coroner "The coronial inquest proved he was murdered." |
| cotton wool (n) | cotton balls |
| course (n) | a series of doses (prescription drugs) "I took a course of Imodium to get rid of traveller's tummy." |
| crook (adj) | sick or ill, can also mean "thief" "I feel crook. I think I'll take a sickie." |
| dinger (n) | condom |
| do not take (v) | do not take internally (prescription) From warning label on pharmaceutical cr?mes, ointments, etc. |
| dreaded lurgy (n) | infectious cold or flu |
| Flying Doctor Service (n) | Air rescue service for remote areas |
| gap (n) | The difference in what Medicare pays for a medical service and what the healthcare provider charges. The patient has to make up the difference. |
| glandular fever (n) | mononucleosis |
| gyno (n) | gynecologist |
| high dependency unit (n) | intensive care ward in a hospital |
| jab (n) | an injection by hypodermic needle |
| Jack Dancer | cancer rhyming slang |
| lot (adj) | a daily dosage of medicine (pharmaceuticals) |
| Medicare (n) | Universal healthcare for all Australian residents and citizens. It's pretty good, it isn't ideal, but at least everybody's covered. |
| needle (n) | hypodermic injection, shot also jab |
| not to be taken (adj) | do not take internally Directions printed on poisons, ointments, etc. |
| PBS (n) | Prescription Benefit Scheme Medicare's subsidized drug system |
| physio (n) | physical therapist |
| PPS (n) | Prescribed Payments System Tax collection system for business with a high cash income. |
| puffer (n) | inhaler (pharmaceutical) |
| push chair (n) | wheelchair |
| registrar (n) | doctor who is a specialist |
| sister (n) | nurse (not necessarily of a religious order) |
| stores (n) | supplies "The stores were delivered to the clinic." |
| surgery (n) | doctor's clinic/office |
| Zimmer frame (n) | walker (medical equipment) device used by people for whom a cane isn't enough |