Polish, as I understand it

More a note for myself on useful vocabulary for consultations concerning bacterial conjunctivitis. Bakteryjne     -     neuter nom sing     -     bacterial zapalenie     -     inflammation.  Used before a part of the body =  -itis suffix  spojówka     -     conjunctiva spojówek     -     gen plural of spojówka wydzielina ropna     -     purulent discharge wydzielina     -      discharge ropna     -     purulent sklejenie brzegów powiek     -     edges of eyelids sticking together sklejać     -     to glue / stick together brzeg     -     edge brzegów     -     gen plural of brzeg powieka     -     eyelid powieki     -     eyelids powiek     -     gen plural of powieka Rega...

Following an over-the-counter consultation with a patient, where the patient's translator / relative / friend wandered off partway through leaving us to make do with his total lack of English and my very basic Polish, I decided to note down a bit of vocabulary for future use, because a description of the kind of pain or discomfort, makes quite a difference when assessing what the trouble is.  Note that ból can mean pain, ache or soreness, so it is helpful to get some adjectives into the mix. ból     -     pain     /    ache / soreness ostry ból     -     sharp pain tępy ból     -     dull ache swędzący     -     itchy palenie     -     burning