Medicine

abcess - tumosu

abortion - amombenjau

to abort, have an abortion - mombenjau

acupuncture - pyunojono

addict - ukemi

addiction - ikemi

to admit - botos

AIDS - Mirumi

allergy - iwaimi

amnesia - ijewaileng

anaemia - iyansuleng

antibiotics - misumia

antidote - feminki

appointment - yunta

arthritis - vayamitomi

asthma - hahumi

asthmatic a - na hahumi

astigmatism - pyononza

bacteria - misu

bandage - atol

to beat - dadai

benigne - tenuwing

blindness - iyunjung

blister - sosu

blood - banso

blood bank - parado na banso

blood donor - upau na banso

blood transfusion - asopombo (na banso)

brain damage - baisa na jeje

breast cancer - sukoimi na mose

bulimia - kemonki

cancer - sukoimi

carrier - lesis

to catch a cold - tovemi

cartilage - vayavau

casualty - utovu

cataract - yunshul

cerebral palsy - isenung na jeje

chemist - umikido

chemotherapy - tomwimiavo

chromosome - senjova

circulation - avoro

cod liver oil - sauso na vombi na pengan

cold - ven

condition - isa

(contraceptive) pill - benyauki

to contract - dele

corn - nyongayun

cot death - mitanyo na amia cheta na simben

to cough - huhua

cure - amomi

to cure - momi

cut - atu

deaf - hinjung

deafness - ihinjung

death - imia

deep vein thrombosis - banyau na banos

naibo to deliver - munsencho

dementia - ijemwa

dermatology - senchijo

diagnose - mijoka

diagnosis - amijoka

diagnostic - na mijoka

to die - tomia

disease - isemi

DNA - senjovo

doctor - umomi

donor - unempa

dose - zambe

Down syndrome - mitanyo na Daun

drug - juki

drug addiction - ikemi na juki

DVT - BBN

eczema - zazaumi

egg - reo

epidemic - membenu

epilepsy - denjemi

euthanasia - amonjaumia

failure - iteneng

fertility - itemben

fever - imisham

feverish - misham

flu - romi

flu epidemic - membenu na romi

foot and mouth disease - kivusosu

fracture - abai

gangrene - fumwa

gangrenous - na fumwa

general practice - avamomi

general practitioner - vamomi

geriatrics - anaitamomi

gland - chobi

gonorrhea - bisopi

GP (Br.) - vamomi

graft - laintu

gynaecologist - wanabimomi

gynaecology - awanabimomi

haemophilia - reteneng

haemorrhage - abanso

hangover - zemi

headache - ayai na titi

health - isenen

health center - bando na isenen

healthy - isenen

hearing aid - hintil

heart attack - bambanyau

heartburn - ayai na bikiso

heart condition - isemi na bamba

hearth problem - doi na bamba

heart rate - ige (na bamba)

heart transplant - alaintu na bamba

heatstroke - shanshami

hepatic - na vombi

hepatitis - vombimito

hereditary - tentunza

hernia - pombos

herpes - rosis

HIV - mirumi

HIV negative - mirumileng

HIV positive - mirumile

hospital - semido

hunchback - uzeo

ICU - DAL (Dombe na Azia Lon)

ill - semi

illness - isemi

immune system - miru

to infect - jamito

infection - mito

inhaler - hunzaya

injury - amitu

insomnia - zonteneng

insulin - shuzavo

IVF - abenjau bo bembi

leprosy - semwa

leukemia - sukoimi na lansu

liver - vombi

lung cancer - sukoimi na humbi

lymphatic - na sesokwe

mad cow disease - ijemi na mul

malaria - banzomi

malignant - tenuwi

mammography - tundinotan na mose

manic - lonju

manic depression - jugongomi

manic depressive - ujugongomi

measles - kikishum

medical - na momijono

medicine - miki

menopause - mamarobas

menstruation - mamaro

metastasis - anuwi

metastasize - nuwi

midwife - sencholeo

mongolism - mitanyo na Daun

mouth to mouth - kiki tila kiki

multiple sclerosis - lansaure

mumps - lukuzeo

nausea - imonkiju

nerve - juno

neurological - na juno

neurologist - junomomi

neurone - sesu na juno

nose job - asasen na fuku

nurse - zizia

obesity - sesaumi

to operate - momitu

operating theatre - momitubea

operation - amomitu

oral - kizashi

organ - abi

orthopaedics - sendomomi

outbreak - pomwito

ovary - mabi

paediatrician - bemomi

pacemaker - bandaya

pain - ayai

painful - yai

painkiller - yaimiki

paralysis - isenung

paralyzed - senung

patient - womi

period - mamaro

pharmacist - umikido

phobia - yimi

physiotherapy - sendomizia

physiotherapist - usendomizia

pill - kikos

plaster - landura

plastic surgery - asasen

pneumonia - humbimito

prescription - hazako

psychiatrist - ujemijono

psychiatry - jemijono

puberty - torinta

pulse - adadai

rabies - randumi

radiologist - ubotanyun

rash - zaumi

respiratory - na huhum

rubella - yenyam

scalpel - momituya

scar - tuchi

schizophrenia - konjumi

seasick - nunumi

seasickness - nunumi

self examination - asayun na yulo

sexually transmitted disease - jaimi

short-sighted - fauyun

sick - semi

side effects - lumunya

SIDS - mitanyo na amia cheta na simben

skin cancer - sukoimi na senchi

to sneeze - fuhua

spina bifida - junaya mil

to sprain - minda

sunstroke - shanshami

surgeon - umomitu

surgery - amomitu

symptom - mitan

tablet - kikos

to test - sayun

to test positive - sayun mile

therapy - mizia

transplant - alaintu

treatment - azia

tuberculosis - bansohua

tumour - sukos

to twist - minda

ulcer - micha

ultrasound - hintan

to vaccinate - kupyu

vaccine - kupyuso

verruca - chikos

vomit - monki

to vomit - monki

waiting list - yoko na tara

wart - chikos

wheelchair - daraya

WHO - Kekwe na Isenen na Yula

withdrawal symptoms - mitan na muleng

wound - mitu