OET Key Vocabulary
Essential terms and definitions you must know before exam day.
Key Vocabulary
Contraindicated
A medication or procedure that should not be used due to harm risk in a specific condition.
Therapeutic index
The ratio between toxic and therapeutic doses; narrow = higher monitoring need.
Dyspnoea
Medical term for shortness of breath.
Prognosis
The likely course and outcome of a disease.
Vocabulary Study Tips
- 1.Use official OET preparation books and sample materials from oet.com.
- 2.Practice writing referral letters from case notes daily — this is the highest-stakes task.
- 3.For Speaking: record yourself in roleplay scenarios and review for empathy, clarity, and register.
- 4.Build medical English vocabulary systematically: body systems, procedures, symptoms, medication classes.