Category: Yorùbá

English (en) Bile acids Made in the liver; help digest fat and fat-soluble vitamins. Buildup occurs in obstetric cholestasis. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Cholesterol   Yorùbá (yo) Afọ́ràá òróǹro Decomposition: Ohun inú òróǹro tí ó ń fọ́ ọ̀rá atara oúnjẹ sí wẹ́wẹ́. Special chemicals made in the liver that help break down fat...

English (en) Bicornuate uterus (womb) A heart-shaped uterus (normally pear-shaped). Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Womb (uterus)   Yorùbá (yo) Ilé ọlẹ̀ aṣoríbí-ìhò Decomposition: Ilé ọmọ tí ó ìrísí rẹ̀ dà bí ẹni wí pé ìwò wà níbẹ̀ nítorí ó tẹ̀ wọnú lórí. Uterus with two horn-like parts at the top.  

English (en) Autoimmune response When the body produces antibodies against its own tissues. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Antibody   Yorùbá (yo) Ìtakora Agbóguntàrùn Decomposition: Agbóguntàrùn inú ara tí ó ń tako ara tí ó yẹ kí ó dáàbòbò.  

English (en) Assisted conception (ART) Treatments to help people conceive a baby (e.g., IVF, IUI). Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Assisted birth   Yorùbá (yo) Ìrànwọ́ ìmóyúndúró Decomposition: Ìrànwọ́ ilé ìwòsàn láti mú kí oyún ó dúró sí ara obìnrin.  

English (en) Assisted birth Special instruments (forceps or ventouse) used to help deliver the baby during labour. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Assisted conception (ART)   Yorùbá (yo) Ìrànwọ́ Àtojú-ara-bímọ Decomposition: Ìrànlọ́wọ́ fún aboyún láti fi ojú ara bímọ. Assisted vaginal delivery.  

English (en) Arthritis Painful and swollen joints. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Acute   Yorùbá (yo) Làkúrègbé Decomposition: Àrùn oríkèé ara  

English (en) Anus The opening of the rectum to the outside of the body. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Abdomen   Yorùbá (yo) Ìdí Decomposition:   

English (en) Antispasmodic drugs Drugs that relieve cramps or spasms in the stomach, intestines, bladder, and womb. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Anti-inflammatory drugs   Yorùbá (yo) Oògùn amúrọ̀ra-bá-iṣan ikùn Decomposition: Oògùn tó ń mú ìrọ̀ra bá iṣan inú ikù. Egbòogi inúrírun Decomposition: Egbòogi fún inúrírun tàbí gìrì inú.  

English (en) Antiretroviral drugs/therapy Medicines used to block the action of retroviruses (such as HIV). Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Virus   Yorùbá (yo) Egbòogi adènà ìtànká àrùn kògbóògùn Decomposition: Egbòogi tí ó ń ká àrùn kògbóògùn lọ́wọ́ kò láti má tánká nínú àgọ́ ara.  

English (en) Anti-inflammatory drugs Medicines to stop or reduce swelling and redness. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Antispasmodic drugs   Yorùbá (yo) Egbòogi adènà-ara-wíwú Decomposition: Egbòogi tí kì í jẹ́ kí ara wú.