Category: Medical

English (en) Adventitia The outermost connective tissue covering of any organ, vessel, or other structure. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Cortex Yorùbá (yo) Ìpele iṣan-ẹ̀jẹ̀ òde Decomposition: Ìpele iṣan-ẹ̀jẹ̀ tí ó kángun sí ìta/òde. The outer covering layer of the blood vessels.  

English (en) Adrenals The glands on top of the kidneys that produce four different hormones. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Hormone Yorùbá (yo) Àwọn ẹsẹ́ orí kíndìnrín Decomposition: Ẹsẹ́ méjèèjì tí ó wà lórí kíndìnrín. The two glands on top of the kidneys.  

English (en) Adenosine A nucleoside comprising a molecule of adenine attached to a ribose sugar molecule. Adenosine plays an important role in biochemical processes, such as energy transfer. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Transducer Yorùbá (yo) Ẹ̀là aṣàkóso àárẹ̀ Decomposition: Ohun tí ó ń ṣe àkóso àrírẹ̀ nínú ara. A molecule that helps the...

English (en) Acyclovir An antiviral drug with specific activity against Herpes virus. Due to relative freedom from side effects, it may be used in treating unexplained neurological (‘brain’) disease in case virus is responsible. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Zidovudine Yorùbá (yo) Egbòogi apa egbò ẹnu Decomposition: Òògùn tí ó ń pa egbò tí...

English (en) Acute tubular necrosis The kidney consists of about a million microscopic units, each consisting of a glomerulus – a tuft of tiny blood vessels and a tubule – a hollow tube carrying the fluid filtered from blood which will go to make up urine. An event causing disruption and death of the cells...

English (en) Acetylcholine A chemical neurotransmitter in both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS), facilitating the passage of the electrical potential across the gap between contiguous nerve fibres. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Neuron Yorùbá (yo) Ìránṣẹ́-ọpọlọ Decomposition: Ẹ̀là tí ẹ̀sọ ara ń lò fi gbé iṣẹ́ láti inú ọpọlọ...

English (en) Abnormal cerebral venous drainage Blood is drained from the brain through a network of veins & venous sinuses (‘lakes’). Much of the blood eventually drains into the jugular veins. Blockage of a jugular vein, for example, because of thrombosis after previous cannulation, results in blood finding alternative pathways. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related...

English (en) Ablation The removal of material from the surface of an object by vaporization, chipping, or other erosive process. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, Peritoneal dialysis Yorùbá (yo) Ìmúkúrò Decomposition: Mímú nǹkan kúrò lára nǹkan.  

English (en) Womb (uterus) The organ where a baby develops during pregnancy. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Bicornuate uterus (womb) Yorùbá (yo) Ilé ọmọ Decomposition:   

English (en) Vital signs Measurements of body functions such as pulse, temperature, and blood pressure. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Apyrexic, Hypothermia, Pyrexia (or fever) Yorùbá (yo) Àyẹ̀wò àmì ìwàláàyè Decomposition: Àwọn àyẹ̀wò tí ó ń sọ bóyá ohun tí ó ń múni wà láàyè ń ṣiṣẹ́ bí ó ti ṣe yẹ.