Category: Medical

English (en) Amylase Any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and which assist in the conversion of starch to sugar. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Protein Yorùbá (yo) Afọ́únjẹafáralókun Decomposition: Àwọn ohun tí ó ń fọ́ oúnjẹ a-fún-ara-lókun sí wẹ́wẹ́ kí ara ó ba a mú un lò.  

English (en) Amnesia A condition in which memory is lost. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Encephalopathy Yorùbá (yo) Àìlèrántí Decomposition: Àìdápé ara tí ó máa ń mú kí ènìyàn ó gbàgbé nǹkan.  

English (en) Ammonia A colourless pungent gas consisting of nitrogen and hydrogen. Ammonia is a Cerebro intoxicant and a high level in the blood causes a degenerative brain lesion. High blood levels of ammonia can occur in a number of diseases of the liver, in portacaval shunts, urea poisoning and liver dysfunction. Other languages: Hausa,...

English (en) Ammon’s horn sclerosis The most common type of neuropathological damage seen in individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy. This type of neuron cell loss, primarily in the hippocampus, can be observed in approximately 65% of people suffering from this epilepsy. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Epilepsy Yorùbá (yo) Líle abala ìrántí inú ọpọlọ...

English (en) Aminoacidopathy Disorders due to a defective enzymatic step in the metabolic pathway of one or more amino acids or in a protein mediator necessary for the transport of certain amino acids in or out of cells. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Homocysteine Yorùbá (yo) Àìlèmámáradàgbàlò Decomposition: Ìṣòro tí ó máa ń mú...

English (en) Ambulatory Designed for or available to patients who are not bedridden. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Wrist drop Yorùbá (yo) Àìsílóríìdùbúlẹ̀ Decomposition: Ohun-èlò tàbí ìtọ́jú tí ó wà fún aláìsàn tí ò sí lórí ìdùbúlẹ̀.  

English (en) Albumin A protein soluble in water and present in all body tissue (egg-white is mostly albumin). Albumin in the blood is important in maintaining oncotic pressure. Albumin preparations can be given intravenously to boost blood volume when dangerously low. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Antibody Yorùbá (yo) Amáradàgbà inú ẹ̀jẹ̀  Decomposition: Ohun...

English (en) Agonist A chemical that binds to a receptor of a cell and causes a response in that cell. Agonists often mimic the action of a naturally occurring substance. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Cell Yorùbá (yo) Agóhunníkẹ́ṣẹ́ Decomposition: A gún ohun ní kẹ́ṣẹ́ kí ohun ó ba fèsì. Something that stimulates a...

English (en) Agglutination Adherence of small bodies in a fluid. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Cell Yorùbá (yo) Àlẹ̀pọ̀ pádi Decomposition: Kí pádi ó lẹ̀ papọ̀. The clumping together of cells.  

English (en) Aetiology The cause or origin of a disease. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Primary tumor Yorùbá (yo) Okùnfà àìsàn Decomposition: Cause of disease.