Category: Medical

English (en) Hypertension High blood pressure. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Hypotension Yorùbá (yo) Ẹ̀jẹ̀ ríru  Decomposition: Kí ẹ̀jẹ̀ ó máa ru ju bí ó ti ṣe yẹ lọ.  

English (en) Hormone Chemical messenger produced by glands and carried in the blood. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Insulin Yorùbá (yo) Ojera Decomposition: Àwọn oje tí ó máa ń ṣẹ́/sun ní inú ara.  

English (en) Haemorrhage Heavy or uncontrollable bleeding. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Postpartum haemorrhage Yorùbá (yo) Ìṣàn-ẹ̀jẹ̀ gbuuru Decomposition: Ìṣẹ̀jẹ̀ lọ́pọ̀ yanturu/gbuuru láì dá bọ̀rọ̀. Severe bleeding. Àsun-ùndá ẹ̀jẹ̀ Decomposition: Kí ẹ̀jẹ̀ máa sun jáde lára kò má dá bọ̀rọ̀.  

English (en) Gestation The period during which a baby develops in the womb. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Womb (uterus) Yorùbá (yo) Àkókò ìgbóyún Decomposition: Àkókò tí obìnrin fi gbé oyún kí ó tó sọ̀ ọ́. Period of development inside the womb before birth.  

English (en) Gene A unit of heredity passed from parents to children. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) Yorùbá (yo) Hóró ìran Decomposition: Ẹyọ hóró ìran tí ó ti ara òbí dé ti ọmọ.  

English (en) Gallbladder A small organ that stores bile to help digest fats. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Small intestine Yorùbá (yo) Àpò òróǹro Decomposition: Ẹ̀yà ara kékeré tí ó ń kó òróǹro jọ láti lè ṣe ìrànwọ́ fún dída ọ̀rá.  

English (en) Fibroids Non-cancerous growths in or around the uterus. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Endometriosis Yorùbá (yo) Oyún ìju Decomposition: Àwọn ohun tí kò lè fa jẹjẹrẹ tí wọ́n ń dàgbà nínú tàbí yíká ilé-ọmọ  

English (en) Fetus A developing baby in the womb after the early embryo stage. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Embryo Yorùbá (yo) Ọlẹ̀ Decomposition: Ọmọ tí ó ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ń dàgbà nínú àpò ilé-ọmọ.  

English (en) Fertility The ability to conceive and have children. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Fetus Yorùbá (yo) Ìlèbímọ Decomposition: Agbára àwọn ẹ̀yà ara obìnrin àti ọkùnrin láti lè bímọ (àtọ́ lè sọ ẹyin dọmọ/obìnrin lè lóyún).  

English (en) Epilepsy A condition causing recurrent seizures due to abnormal brain activity. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Convulsion Yorùbá (yo) Abẹ́rẹ́ àyíká ọ̀pá ẹ̀yìn Decomposition: Ìlànà gígún 'ni ní abẹ́rẹ́ ní àwọn àyíká ọ̀pá ẹ̀yìn láti mú ìbàdí dé ẹsẹ̀ kú tàètae. Abẹ́rẹ́ ọ̀pá ẹ̀yìn apàrora amúbàdídẹ́sẹ̀kú Decomposition: Abẹ́rẹ́ tí ó ń ṣiṣẹ́...