Body and Medicine

Body

100

Hand

Stroke the back of the left hand with the right, vise versa

200

Face

Same as head; use your index finger and trace a circle around the face

300

Arm

Pass the back of the right fingertips down the left arm

400

Eye

Point to the eye (s)

500

Bones

Tap the knuckle of the left hand with the curved index finger. Or fingerspell

Sickness

100

Cerebral Palsy

Spell "C" and then "P"

200

Cancer

Finger spell the word

300

Chicken Pox

Sign "CHICKEN" and spell "POX" or add the sign for "MEASLES"

400

Measles

Place the tips of the curved "FIVE" hand against the face at several places

500

Bronchitis

Place the middle fingertips of the "B" hands against the chest and rock the hands back and forth with the tips still resting on the chest

Body

100

Foot

point down twice

200

Nose

Point to the nose

300

Mouth

Point to the mouth

400

Teeth

Run the tip of the bent index finger across the teeth

500

Head

Use your index finger and trace a circle around the face

Jobs

100

Doctor

Right "D" on the inside of the left wrist 

200

Nurse

Right "N" on the left wrist 

300

Psychiatrist

Right "P" on the inside of the left wrist for "PSYCHIATRIST" add the "PERSON" ending

400

Physical Therapist

"Physical" is signed by forming a "P" hand shape and placing the middle finger against the body, then sliding it down from the side. "THERAPIST" is signed by using a "T" hand shape and then a "HELP" sign with the dominant hand on the non-dominant palm, with a slight agent marker at the end. 

500

Surgeon

simulating a surgeon's blade with the thumbnail of the dominant "A" hand, making a downward cutting motion on the palm of the non-dominant hand then sign "PERSON"

Medical Equipment

100

Glasses

Draw the index finger and thumb together and back to show the frame of the glasses

200

Cochlear Implant

Place the bent "V" behind the ear. Sometimes signed by finger spelling "CI"

300

Hearing Aiding

Place the bent "V" at the ear and twist it several times. Or place the bent index finger behind the ear and move it back and down slightly

400

Thermometer

Hold up the left index, palm facing right. Move the right index (palm down) up and down between the first and second joints of the left index finger. 

500

Band-Aid

Use the tips of the right "H" to stroke across the back of the left open hand.