ASL signs for body parts, symptoms, pharmacies, and calling for emergency help. Front: the English word or phrase. Back: a written description of the sign's handshape, hand location, and movement.
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- Doctor
- Right F hand, or bent middle finger, taps twice on the left wrist, referencing checking a pulse.
- Hospital
- Right H fingers trace a cross shape on the upper left arm, referencing a medical cross emblem.
- Sick
- Middle fingers of both hands, bent, touch the forehead and the stomach, one hand at each location.
- Medicine
- Right middle finger twists back and forth in the center of the left upturned palm, like grinding medicine with a mortar and pestle.
- Pharmacy
- The MEDICINE sign combined with the STORE sign, indicating a shop for medicine.
- Headache
- Both bent 5 hands, fingers pointing at the forehead, jab toward each other repeatedly at the temples.
- Stomachache
- Both bent 5 hands, fingers pointing at the stomach, twist toward each other repeatedly.
- Fever
- Right flat hand touches the forehead, checking temperature, sometimes combined with a slight shake of the head.
- Cough
- Right claw hand rests on the chest and pulls down and in with a short repeated motion, mimicking a cough's chest movement.
- Cold (illness)
- Right S hand, a fist, held under the nose, moves down slightly, referencing a runny nose.
- Blood
- Right open 5 hand, fingers wiggling, moves downward from the mouth or chin, representing blood trickling.
- Help
- Right A hand, thumb up, rests on the flat left palm, and both hands lift together, as if lifting someone up in assistance.
- Emergency
- Right E hand shakes back and forth in the air, a repeated urgent motion.
- Police
- Right modified C, or badge-shape, hand taps the left side of the chest, referencing a badge.
- Fire department
- The sign for FIRE, both 5 hands wiggling upward like flames, combined with a marker for the department or agency.