gesundheitlich
health-related
Relates to the health of a person or thing; concerning health.
EXAMPLE
Aus gesundheitlichen Gründen musste er seine Reise absagen.
For health-related reasons, he had to cancel his trip.
gesundheitlich
health-related
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Word structure
The adjective 'gesundheitlich' (health-related) is derived from the noun 'die Gesundheit' (health) with the ending '-lich' (-ly/-al). This ending often forms adjectives from nouns and means 'in relation to' or 'of the kind of.'
EXAMPLE
Beruflicher Stress kann zu gesundheitlichen Problemen führen.
Work-related stress can lead to health-related problems.
Adverbial use
'Gesundheitlich' (health-wise/in terms of health) is very often used as an adverb to describe a person's condition. It then often appears with verbs like 'gehen' (to be doing) or 'sein' (to be).
EXAMPLE
Mir geht es gesundheitlich wieder viel besser.
Health-wise, I'm doing much better again.
Typical collocations
A very common phrase is 'aus gesundheitlichen Gründen' (for health-related reasons). Other typical combinations are 'gesundheitliche Probleme' (health problems), 'gesundheitliche Vorteile' (health benefits), or 'der gesundheitliche Zustand' (health condition).
EXAMPLE
Sie konnte aus gesundheitlichen Gründen nicht an der Feier teilnehmen.
She could not attend the celebration for health-related reasons.
Compare with
gesundheitlich vs medizinisch
medical
Both medizinisch and gesundheitlich can express a reason related to illness. Medizinisch is especially appropriate when a doctor's assessment or necessary treatment is involved. Gesundheitlich refers more generally to a person's state of health, even without a specific medical intervention.
gesundheitlich
Lena sagt die Reise aus gesundheitlichen Gründen ab, weil sie sich noch sehr schwach fühlt.
Lena cancels the trip for health reasons because she still feels very weak.
medizinisch
Lena sagt die Reise aus medizinischen Gründen ab, weil ihre Ärztin eine sofortige Behandlung empfiehlt.
Lena cancels the trip for medical reasons because her doctor recommends immediate treatment.
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