temitopeolagoke/yorumed huggingface dataset:
Term: Infected sharp objects (Infectious Disease)
Definition: The exposure (to microbial contamination) of any device or object used to puncture or lacerate the skin.
Yoruba: Ohun èlò mímú àkóràn
Term: Infection (Anatomy)
Definition: The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and protozoa.
Yoruba: Ìkóràn
Term: Infectious (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Capable of being transmitted by infection, with or without actual contact.
Yoruba: Ríràn
Term: Infectious (EBV) mononucleosis (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An acute infectious disease associated with Epstein-Barr virus..
Yoruba: Àìsàn EBV
Term: Infectious disease (General Medicine)
Definition: Any disease that can be transmitted from one person to another.
Yoruba: Ààrùn ríràn
Term: Inflammation (Immunology)
Definition: This is the immediate defensive reaction of tissue to any injury, which may be caused by infection, chemicals or physical agents.
Yoruba: Wíwù
Term: Inflammation of the testicle (Immunology)
Definition: Orchitis is inflammation of one or both testicles in men, usually caused by an infection.
Yoruba: Ìwú ẹpọ̀n
Term: Inflammation or swelling of the brain (Neurology)
Definition: Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain tissue.
Yoruba: Ìwú ọpọlọ
Term: Influenza (Anatomy)
Definition: Any human respiratory (lung) infection of undetermined cause.
Yoruba: Afàáfẹ̀
Term: Injection (Pharmacology)
Definition: Drug injection is a method of introducing a drug into the body with a hollow needle and a  syringe which is pierced through the skin into the body (usually intravenous, but also intramuscular or subcutaneous).
Yoruba: Ìfabẹ́rẹ́ lo 
 òògùn
Term: Inoculation (Haematology)
Definition: The introduction of a substance 
 (inoculums, e.g. a vaccine, serum or virus) into the body to produce or to increase immunity to the disease or condition associated with the substance.
Yoruba: Ìkówọnú ara
Term: Insulin (Haematology)
Definition: A natural hormone made by pancreas that controls the level of sugar glucose in the blood.
Yoruba: Òògùn insulin
Term: Integrase (Anatomy)
Definition: An HIV enzyme used by the virus to integrate its genetic material into the host cell's DNA.
Yoruba: Ẹnsaimu integrase
Term: Interferon (Immunology)
Definition: A general term used to describe a family of 20-25 proteins that cause a cell to become resistant to a wide variety of viruses. They are produced by cells infected by almost any virus.
Yoruba: Èyà hóró agbógun ti kòkòrò
Term: Interleukin-2 (IL-2) (Immunology)
Definition: One of a family of molecules that control the growth and function of many types of lymphocytes. Interleukin-2 is an immune system protein produced in the body by T cells.
Yoruba: Àjẹsára IL-2
Term: Internal bleeding (Haematology)
Definition: This is a blood disorder inside the body.
Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀jẹ̀ inú
Term: Interstitial (Anatomy)
Definition: Relating to or situated in the small, narrow spaces between tissues or parts of an organ.
Yoruba: Àlàfo isu ara
Term: Intimate partner violence (IPV) (General Medicine)
Definition: This is a behaviour within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological or sexual harm to those in the relationship, including acts of physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and controlling behaviours.
Yoruba: Ìfipá bá ọ̀rẹ́ tímọ́tímọ́ ẹní lò
Term: Intramuscular (Anatomy)
Definition: Injected directly into a muscle.
Yoruba: Inú iṣan
Term: Intrapartum period (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Intrapartum period is the period from the onset of labour to the end of the third stage of labour.
Yoruba: Àsìkò ìrọbí
Term: Intrathecal (Neurology)
Definition: Injected into the fluid surrounding the spinal cord.
Yoruba: Abẹ́rẹ́ ọ̀pá ẹ̀yìn
Term: Intravenous (IV) (Anatomy)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the inside of a vein, as of a thrombus, or an injection, infusion or catheter.
Yoruba: Inu eje
Term: Intravitreal (General Medicine)
Definition: Within the eye.
Yoruba: Inú ojú
Term: Iodine solution (General Medicine)
Definition: Dissolution of iodine in an aqueous medium to form an admixture.
Yoruba: Omi ìyodínì
Term: Iridocyclitis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of the iris and ciliary body of the eye.
Yoruba: Pípón ̣ ẹyinjú
Term: Iritis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of the iris of the eye.
Yoruba: Pípón ààrin ̣ ẹyinjú
Term: Iron deficiency anaemia (Haematology)
Definition: Inadequacy of blood due to insufficient intake of mineral iron.
Yoruba: Àìtó ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Isolation (General Medicine)
Definition: Seclusion from the majority for a special purpose, e.g. observation.
Yoruba: Ìyàsọ́tọ̀
Term: Isoniazid (INH) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Isoniazid, marketed under other names including isonicotinylhydrazide (INH) and Hydra, is an antibiotic used as a first-line agent in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.
Yoruba: Òògùn INH
Term: Isospora belli (Immunology)
Definition: Cystoisospora belli, previously known as Isospora belli, is a parasite that causes an intestinal disease known as cystoisosporiasis. This protozoan parasite is opportunistic in immunesuppressed human hosts.
Yoruba: Ìfun kòkòrò
Term: Itraconazole (Anatomy)
Definition: Itraconazole is a triazole antifungal agent prescribed to patients with fungal infections. The drug may be given orally or intravenously.
Yoruba: Òògùn àìsàn ajẹmó ̣ osunwuuru
Term: Kaposi's sarcoma (Neurology)
Definition: A previously uncommon form of cancer that attacks the connective tissue, bones, cartilage and muscles of the body. The cancer may spread and also attack the eyes. If the cancerous area is near the surface of the skin, lesions inches in length may develop.
Yoruba: Èyà jẹjẹrẹ
Term: Karnofsky score (Anatomy)
Definition: A subjective score between 0-100, assigned by a physician to describe a patient's ability to perform common tasks.
Yoruba: Ònkà karnofsky
Term: Ketoconazole (Pharmacology)
Definition: Ketoconazole is a synthetic  imidazole antifungal drug used primarily to treat fungal infections.
Yoruba: Òògùn osunwuuru
Term: Kidney failure (Haematology)
Definition: Renal failure, also known as kidney failure or renal insufficiency, is a medical condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter waste products from the blood.
Yoruba: Ìdasẹ́ síḷ ẹ̀ 
 kíndìnrín
Term: Killer T cells (Immunology)
Definition: Killer cells attack cells infected with HIV or other viruses or transformed by cancer. Also known as cytotoxic T cells (or cytotoxic T lymphocytes).
Yoruba: Hóró T apa kòkòrò
Term: Kupffer cells (Anatomy)
Definition: Specialized macrophages in the liver.
Yoruba: Hóró Kupffer
Term: Lactic acidosis (Haematology)
Definition: Lactic acidosis is a physiological condition characterized by low pH in body tissues and blood (acidosis) accompanied by the build-up of lactate, especially L-lactate, and is considered a distinct form of metabolic 
 acidosis.
 .
Yoruba: Èjẹ̀ kíkaṇ
Term: LAI (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A group of closely related HIV isolates that includes the LAV, IIIB and BRU strains of HIV. Used in HIV vaccine development.
Yoruba: Ìsòrí LAI
Term: LAK cells (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Lymphocytes transformed in the laboratory into lymphokine activated killer cells, which attack tumor cells.
Yoruba: Hóró LAK
Term: Langerhans cells (Immunology)
Definition: Dendritic cells in the skin that pick up an antigen and transport it to the lymph nodes.
Yoruba: Hóró langerhans
Term: Lassa fever (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Viral disease carried by rats. It is common in West Africa. Infections occur through direct contact with or consumption of food contaminated by rodent’s urine or faecal matter containing virus particles.
Yoruba: Ibà ọ̀rẹrẹ/ Ibà alásà
Term: Left ventricle (Cardiology)
Definition: Left ventricle, thicker than the right, receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta.
Yoruba: Káà agbéjẹ̀wọlé apá òsì
Term: Legionella (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A pathogenic group of Gram-negative bacteria that includes the species L. pneumophila, causing legionellosis (all illnesses caused by Legionella)
Yoruba: Batéríà legionella
Term: Lemongrass (General Medicine)
Definition: Cymbopogon, better known as lemongrass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family.
Yoruba: Kóóko-ọba
Term: Lentivirus (Immunology)
Definition: "Slow" virus characterized by a long interval between infection and the onset of symptoms. HIV is a lentivirus as is the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), which infects non-human primates.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò lenti
Term: Lesion (Anatomy)
Definition: A general term to describe an area of altered tissue (e.g. the infected patch or sore in a skin disease).
Yoruba: Ọgbẹ́
Term: Leukaemia (Haematology)
Definition: An often fatal cancer in which white blood cells displace normal blood, leading to infection, shortage of red blood cells anaemia, bleeding, and other disorders.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Leukocytes (Haematology)
Definition: All white blood cells.
Yoruba: Hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ funfun
Term: Leukopenia (Haematology)
Definition: A decrease in the number of white blood cells. The adult threshold value for leukopenia is usually taken as less than 4,000 white blood cells per cubic millimetre of blood.
Yoruba: Àdínkù hóró 
 ẹ̀jẹ̀ funfun
Term: Light sensitivity (Neurology)
Definition: Light sensitivity (Photophobia) is not an eye disease, but a symptom of many 
 conditions such as infection or inflammation that can irritate the eyes. Light sensitivity can also be a symptom of underlying diseases that do not directly affect the eyes, such as virus-caused illnesses or severe headaches or migraine.
Yoruba: Àìlèwo-ìmọ́lẹ̀
Term: Lipid (General Medicine)
Definition: Any of a group of fats and fat-like compounds, including sterols, fatty acids and many other substances.
Yoruba: Ọ̀ rá
Term: Liposomes (Anatomy)
Definition: A spherical particle in an aqueous (watery) medium (e.g. inside a cell) formed by a lipid bilayer enclosing an aqueous compartment.
Yoruba: Omi-hóró
Term: Liver (Anatomy)
Definition: The largest solid organ in the body, situated in the upper part of the abdominal cavity.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ dọ̀
Term: Liver function (Haematology)
Definition: The liver filters and processes blood as it circulates through the body.
Yoruba: Ìṣiṣẹ́ ẹ̀dọ̀
Term: Local herbal remedies (Pharmacology)
Definition: Herbal remedies can be a safer, less expensive alternative to pharmaceuticals, and many of them can be grown in one’s backyard.
Yoruba: Egbògi
Term: Lopinavir (LPV) (Pharmacology)
Definition: Lopinavir (ABT-378) is an antiretroviral of the protease inhibitor class. It is used against HIV infections as a fixed-dose combination with another protease inhibitor.
Yoruba: Òògùn KASA
Term: Lumbar (Anatomy)
Definition: Of, relating to or constituting the loins or the vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacrum region.
Yoruba: Eegun ìbàdí
Term: Lumbar puncture (Anatomy)
Definition: A procedure in which fluid from the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region is tapped for examination.
Yoruba: Ìfa oje òpá ̣ èyìṇ
Term: Lungs (Haematology)
Definition: In air-breathing vertebrate animals, either of the paired spongy respiratory organs, situated inside the rib cage, that transfer oxygen into the blood and remove carbon dioxide from it
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ dọ̀fóró
Term: Lymph (Anatomy)
Definition: The fluid present within the vessels of the lymphatic system. It consists of fluid that bathes the tissues,
Yoruba: Omi-ara
Term: Lymph nodes (Immunology)
Definition: Small, bean-sized organs of the immune system distributed widely throughout the body..
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ wọ́n omi-ara
Term: Lymphadenopathy 
 Associated Virus (LAV) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: This was the former name given to HIV.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò LAV
Term: Lymphadenopathy Syndrome (LAS) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Generalized lymphadenopathy is an early sign of infection with HIV.
Yoruba: Àìsàn pẹ́tẹ́lẹ́
Term: Lymphatic vessels (Haematology)
Definition: A body-wide network of channels similar to the blood vessels that transport lymph to the immune organs and into the bloodstream.
Yoruba: Òpó omi-ara
Term: Lymphoid organs (Immunology)
Definition: Include tonsils, adenoids, lymph nodes, spleen and other tissues. invader.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà hóró omiara
Term: Lymphoid tissue (Immunology)
Definition: The part of the body's immune system that is important for the immune response.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà àrídìmú omi-ara
Term: Lymphokines (Anatomy)
Definition: Products of the lymphatic cells that stimulate the production of disease-fighting agents and the activities of other lymphatic cells.
Yoruba: Irè hóró omiara
Term: Lymphoma (Haematology)
Definition: A malignant tumor of the lymphoid tissue. The major types of lymphoma are Hodgkin’s disease and non- Hodgkin’s lymphomas.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ omiara
Term: Lysis (Anatomy)
Definition: Rupture and destruction of a cell.
Yoruba: Ìparun hóró
Term: MAAG (General Medicine)
Definition: Medical Audit Advisory Group
Yoruba: Egbe Igbaninimoran
Term: Macerate (General Medicine)
Definition: To make something soft by putting it in a liquid
Yoruba: Mimu nnkan ro
Term: Macmillan Niurse (General Medicine)
Definition: A nurse who specializes in cancer care
Yoruba: Noosi aisan kansa
Term: Macro-biotic (General Medicine)
Definition: Referring to food which has bveen produced naturally without artificial additives or preservatives
Yoruba: Ounje tutu
Term: Macromelia (General Medicine)
Definition: A condition in which a person has unusual large limbs
Yoruba: Aisan ara titobi
Term: Macroscopic (General Medicine)
Definition: Able to seen with naked eye
Yoruba: Ohun afojuri
Term: Macula lutea (Anatomy)
Definition: A yellow spot on the retina surroundimng the fovea
Yoruba: Eya oju
Term: Macule (General Medicine)
Definition: A small flaty coloured spot on the skin
Yoruba: Ami ara
Term: Malar (General Medicine)
Definition: Referring to the cheek
Yoruba: Eke
Term: Malaise (General Medicine)
Definition: A feeling of discomfort
Yoruba: Ipo inira
Term: Macrophage (Immunology)
Definition: A large immune cell that devours invading pathogens and other intruders. Stimulates other immune cells by presenting them with small pieces of the invader..
Yoruba: Olú hóró àjẹsára
Term: Magnetic 
 Resonance 
 Imaging (MRI) (General Medicine)
Definition: Medical imaging that uses radio frequency radiation as its source..
Yoruba: Ònà ìyẹ̀ wò ̣ àgó arạ
Term: Malabsorption syndrome (Anatomy)
Definition: Decreased intestinal absorption resulting in loss of appetite, muscle pain and weight loss.
Yoruba: Àìsàn àilègbé oúnjẹ sára
Term: Malaise (General Medicine)
Definition: A generalized, non-specific feeling of discomfort.
Yoruba: Ìnira
Term: Malaria (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An infectious disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes
Yoruba: Ibà
Term: Marasmous (General Medicine)
Definition: This is the state of weakening and wasting away of the body which occurs most often in children and infants.
Yoruba: Ìgbẹ́ gógó ọmọdé
Term: Marburg hemorrhagic fever (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a rare, severe type of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and nonhuman primates.
Yoruba: Ibà marburg
Term: Mast cell (Immunology)
Definition: A granulocyte found in tissue. The contents of the mast cells, along with those of basophils, are responsible for the symptoms of allergy.
Yoruba: Hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ funfun alámì ńlá
Term: Maximum 
 Concentration 
 (Cmax) (Pharmacology)
Definition: A pharmacokinetic measure used to determine drug dosing.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ kún òògùn 
 nínú ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Medical visor (Surgery)
Definition: These are glasses/transparent shields used to cover the eyes during any surgical operation.
Yoruba: Awò iṣẹ́-abẹ
Term: Memory cells (Neurology)
Definition: A subset of T lymphocytes that have been exposed to specific antigens and can then proliferate (i.e. reproduce) rapidly on subsequent immune system encounters with the same antigen.
Yoruba: Hóró ìrántí
Term: Meningitis (Neurology)
Definition: A disease of the brain and spinal column that may be either a mild illness caused by a virus or a more severe, usually life-threatening, illness caused by a bacteria. Symptoms may include: fever, headache, vomiting, malaise (yucky or blah feeling), and stiff neck.
Yoruba: Yírùnyírùn
Term: Metabolite (Haematology)
Definition: Any substance produced by metabolism or by a metabolic process.
Yoruba: Àbájáde ìyòrò
Term: Metastasis (Anatomy)
Definition: Transfer of a disease-producing agent (e.g. cancer cells or bacteria) from an original site of disease to another part of the body with the development of a similar lesion in the new location (e.g. spread of cancer from an original site to other sites in the body).
Yoruba: Ìfọ́nka jẹjẹrẹ
Term: Methadone (drugs for substitution treatment) (Pharmacology)
Definition: Methadone is an opioid medication. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic..
Yoruba: Òògùn methadone
Term: Microbes (Anatomy)
Definition: Microscopic living organisms, including bacteria, protozoa and fungi.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò 
 àìfojúrí
Term: Microbicide (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An agent (e.g. a chemical or antibiotic) that destroys microbes.
Yoruba: Apa kòkòrò àìfojúrí
Term: Microencapsula- ted (Pharmacology)
Definition: Surrounded by a thin layer of protection. A means of protecting a drug or vaccine from rapid breakdown.
Yoruba: Ìbo òògùn
Term: Microscopic examination (General Medicine)
Definition: Microscopic examination is a rapid screening method for the detection of yeast and bacteria.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò abẹ ẹ̀rọ awobíntín
Term: Microsporidiosis (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Disease resulting from infection with a protozoal pathogen from the Microsporida order.
Yoruba: Àkóràn afàrùn
Term: Mild anaemia (Haematology)
Definition: Mild anaemia is defined as hemoglobin levels between 10 g/dL and 12 g/dL.
Yoruba: Aìtó ẹ̀jẹ̀ 
 ìwọ̀nba
Term: Minimum 
 Concentration 
 (Cmin) (Neurology)
Definition: A pharmacokinetic measure used to determine drug dosing. Cmin is the lowest concentration of a drug in the blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or target organ after a dose is given.
Yoruba: Ìkéréjù òògùn 
 nínú ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: MN (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A strain of HIV used in vaccine development.
Yoruba: Èyà KASA ̣ MN
Term: Morbidity (General Medicine)
Definition: Any departure, subjective or objective, from a state of physiological or psychological well-being. In this sense sickness, illness and morbid condition are similarly defined and synonymous.
 .
Yoruba: Ipò alárùn
Term: Mobilizers (General Medicine)
Definition: To assemble, prepare, or put into active service.
Yoruba: Olùtají
Term: Moderate anaemia (Haematology)
Definition: Blood volume deficiency which is not life-threatening but bad enough to impair daily activities of living. In humans, haemoglobin levels between 7 and 10 g/dL.
Yoruba: Àìtó ẹ̀jẹ̀ abọ́dé
Term: Molluscum contagiosum (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A disease of the skin and mucous membranes caused by a poxvirus.
Yoruba: Ààrùn àwọ̀ ara
Term: Monoclonal antibodies (Immunology)
Definition: Antibodies produced by a hybridoma or antibody-producing cell source for a specific antigen.
Yoruba: Àkàndá sójà ara
Term: Monocyte (Haematology)
Definition: A large white blood cell that ingests microbes or other cells and foreign particles.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ funfun ńlá
Term: Monovalent vaccine (Immunology)
Definition: A vaccine that is specific for only one antigen.
Yoruba: Àkàndá òògùn àjẹsára
Term: Morphine (Pharmacology)
Definition: An analgesic and narcotic drug obtained from opium and used medicinally to relieve pain.
Yoruba: Òògùn adínrorakù
Term: Mucocutaneous (General Medicine)
Definition: Anything that concerns or pertains to mucous membranes and the skin (e.g. mouth, vagina, lips, anal area).
Yoruba: Ìpàdé tínútòde
Term: Mucosa (General Medicine)
Definition: Mucous membrane.
Yoruba: Awọ inú
Term: Mucosal immunity (Immunology)
Definition: Resistance to infection across the mucous membranes..
Yoruba: Àjẹsára awọ inú
Term: Mucous membrane (Anatomy)
Definition: A moist layer of tissue that lines body cavities or passages that have an opening to the external world (e.g. the lining of the mouth, nostrils or vagina).
Yoruba: Awọ inú
Term: Multi-drug resistant TB 
 (MDR-TB) (Pharmacology)
Definition: Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB, also known as Vank's disease) is a form of TB infection caused by bacteria that are resistant to treatment with at least two of the most powerful first-line anti-TB drugs, isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RMP).
Yoruba: Ikọ́fe ajáàgùn
Term: Multiple partners (General Medicine)
Definition: More than two sexually related friends.
Yoruba: Ọ̀ pọ̀ oníbàálòpọ̀
Term: Muscle pain (Anatomy)
Definition: Muscle pain is most often related to tension, overuse, or muscle injury from exercise or physically demanding work.
Yoruba: Ìrora iṣan
Term: Mutation (Anatomy)
Definition: This is a change in the genetic material *DNA* of a cell, or the change this causes in a characteristic of the individual, which is not caused by normal genetic processes.
Yoruba: Ìyípadà DNA
Term: Mycobacterium (General Medicine)
Definition: Any bacterium of the genus Mycobacterium or a closely related genus.
Yoruba: Ikọ́ ifeẹlẹ́yọìran
Term: Mycobacterium 
 Avium Complex 
 (MAC) (Anatomy)
Definition: A bacterial infection that can be localized (limited to a specific organ or area of the body) or disseminated throughout the body.
Yoruba: Àìsàn MAC
Term: Mycoplasmal (Haematology)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or caused by mycoplasmas.
Yoruba: Makopílásímà
Term: Mycosis (General Medicine)
Definition: Any disease caused by a fungus.
Yoruba: Àìsàn ọ̀súnwúrú
Term: Myelin (Cardiology)
Definition: A substance that sheathes nerve cells, acting as an electric insulator that facilitates the conduction of nerve impulses.
Yoruba: Ìbo ìmọ̀lára
Term: Myelosuppression (Haematology)
Definition: Impairment of the blood cellproducing function of the bone marrow.
Yoruba: Ìdènà 
 mùndùnmúndùn
Term: Myelotoxic (Haematology)
Definition: Destructive to bone marrow.
Yoruba: Apa mùndùnmúndùn
Term: Natural killer cells (Immunology)
Definition: A type of lymphocyte that does not carry the markers to be B cells or T cells. Like cytotoxic T cells, they attack and kill tumor cells and protect against a wide variety of infectious microbes.
Yoruba: Apa hóró àdámọ́
Term: Naevus (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Birthmark
Yoruba: Ami ibi
Term: NAI (General Medicine)
Definition: Non- accidental Injury
Yoruba: Egbo
Term: Nail Avulsion (General Medicine)
Definition: The act of pulling away an ingrowing nail
Yoruba: Eekana yiyo
Term: Nandrolone (Haematology)
Definition: An anabolic steroid used to build muscles.
Yoruba: Ogun Ara giga
Term: Nape (General Medicine)
Definition: The back of the neck
Yoruba: Eyin orun
Term: Narco (General Medicine)
Definition: Referring to sleep or stupor
Yoruba: Orun tabi yiyo
Term: Narcolepsy (General Medicine)
Definition: A condition in which someone has an uncontrollable tendency to fall at any time
Yoruba: Aisan subu sere
Term: Nares (General Medicine)
Definition: The nostrils
Yoruba: Iho imu
Term: Nasogastric tube (Anatomy)
Definition: A tube passed through the nose into the stomach
Yoruba: Opa imu si enu
Term: Nates (General Medicine)
Definition: Buttock
Yoruba: Idi
Term: Nebulize (V) (Anatomy)
Definition: To administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs.
Yoruba: Sọdèémí
Term: Nebulizer (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A nebulizer or nebuliser (see spelling differences) is a drug delivery device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ rọ asọdèémí
Term: Necrolysis (Anatomy)
Definition: Shedding of surface components of tissue, such as cells from internal body surfaces, due to death of a portion of tissue.
Yoruba: Ikú isan
Term: Neem tree (General Medicine)
Definition: Azadirachta indica, also known as 
 Neem, Nimtree
Yoruba: Dógóyárò
Term: Nef (Anatomy)
Definition: One of the regulatory genes of the HIV virus. Three HIV regulatory genes – tat, rev and nef – and three so-called auxiliary genes – vif, vpr and vpu – contain information necessary for the production of proteins that control the virus's ability to infect a cell, produce new copies of the virus or cause disease.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yọ́ ìran Nef
Term: Nelfinavir (NFN) (Pharmacology)
Definition: Nelfinavir (NFN) (brand name 
 Viracept) is an antiretroviral drug used in the treatment of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 
 Nelfinavir belongs to the class of drugs known as protease inhibitors (PIs) and like other PIs is almost always used in combination with other antiretroviral drugs.
Yoruba: Òògùn Náfà
Term: Neonatal (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Concerning the first four weeks of life after birth.
Yoruba: Ajẹmọ́-ìkókó
Term: Neoplasm (Anatomy)
Definition: An abnormal and uncontrolled growth of tissue; a tumor.
Yoruba: Ìsù Àibójúmu
Term: Nephrotoxic (Anatomy)
Definition: Poisonous to the kidneys.
Yoruba: Májèlé kíndìnrín
Term: Nerve (Cardiology)
Definition: A bundle of fibres that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory (a bundle of conducting nerves that transmit impulses from the brain or spinal cord to the muscles and glands) and or inwards from the sense organs to the brain and spinal cord.
Yoruba: Ìmọ́lára
Term: Neuralgia (Neurology)
Definition: A sharp, shooting pain along a nerve pathway.
Yoruba: Ìrora-ìmọ́lára
Term: Neurological 
 complications of 
 AIDS (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Central nervous system (CNS) damage.
Yoruba: Ìbàjẹ́ 
 gbùngùn ìsàkóso ìmọ̀lára ajẹmọ́ ìsọdọ̀lẹ
Term: Neuropathy (Neurology)
Definition: The name given to a group of disorders involving nerves. Symptoms range from a tingling sensation or numbness in the toes and fingers to paralysis.
Yoruba: Àrùn ìmọ̀lára
Term: Neutropaenia (Haematology)
Definition: An abnormally low level of circulating white blood cells (neutrophils) that remove bacteria.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ funfun
Term: Neutrophil (Haematology)
Definition: Also called polymorph nuclear neutrophil (PMN). A white blood cell that plays a central role in the defence of a host against infection. Neutrophils engulf and kill foreign microorganisms.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ ya hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ funfun
Term: Nipah fever (Infectious Disease)
Definition: This is a virus transmitted to humans via animals.
Yoruba: Ibà nípà
Term: Nocardia (Cardiology)
Definition: Nocardia is the causative agent of an infectious disease affecting either the lungs (pulmonary nocardiosis) or the whole body (systemic nocardiosis).
Yoruba: Batéríà nokádíà
Term: Nocardiosis (Cardiology)
Definition: A generalized disease in humans and other animals caused by nocardia asteroides characterized by primary pulmonary lesions that may be subclinical or chronic hematogenous spread to deep viscera, including the central nervous system; most commonly occurs in immunosuppressed patients.
Yoruba: Ààrùn ajẹmọ́ nokadíà
Term: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (Haematology)
Definition: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a cancer that starts in cells called lymphocytes, which are part of the body's immune system.
Yoruba: Àìsàn ̣ jẹjẹrẹ Hodgkin
Term: Non-reactive test (General Medicine)
Definition: Behavioural patterns of individuals when a test result is good.
Yoruba: Èsì àyèwò ̣ aláìfihàn
Term: Nonsteroidal Anti-
 Inflammatory 
 Drug (NSAID) (Immunology)
Definition: A distinct class of analgesic drugs which provide pain relief by 
 counteracting the body’s inflammation process.
Yoruba: Òẉ ọ́ òògùn Apàrora 
 (NSAID)
Term: Nucleic acid (Anatomy)
Definition: Molecule consisting of many nucleotides chemically bound together; e.g. deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). Biologically occurring polynucleotides in which the nucleotide residues are linked in a specific sequence by phosphodiester bonds.
Yoruba: Èròjà inú kókó hóró
Term: Nucleoli (Anatomy)
Definition: Bodies in the nucleus that become enlarged during protein synthesis and contain the DNA template for ribosomal RNA.
Yoruba: Èso kókó hóró
Term: Nucleoside analogue (General Medicine)
Definition: Nucleosides are related to nucleotides, the subunits of nucleic acids; however, they do not carry the phosphate groups of the nucleotides.
Yoruba: Èyà èròjá ̣ kókó hóró 1
Term: Nucleotide (Anatomy)
Definition: A subunit of DNA or RNA that consists of a nitrogenous base (A, G, T, or C in DNA, AG, U or C in RNA), a phosphate molecule, and a sugar molecule (deoxyribose in DNA, and ribose in RNA).
Yoruba: Èyà èròjá ̣ kókó hóró 2
Term: Nucleus (Anatomy)
Definition: (1) The central controlling body within a living cell, usually a spherical unit enclosed in a membrane and containing genetic codes for maintaining the life systems of the organism and for issuing commands for growth and reproduction.
Yoruba: Kókó hóró
Term: Null cell (Haematology)
Definition: A lymphocyte that develops in the bone marrow and lacks the characteristic surface markers of the B and T lymphocytes. Null cells represent a small proportion of the lymphocyte population.
Yoruba: Hóró aláìlámì
Term: Ocular (General Medicine)
Definition: Pertaining to the eye.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yinjú
Term: Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) (Neurology)
Definition: This is a drug used to prevent infectious viral disease affecting the central nervous system that causes paralysis.
Yoruba: Ìtọ́lá ajẹsára rọpá rọsẹ̀
Term: Organs (Anatomy)
Definition: A part of the body that has a specific function.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà ara inú
Term: Oropharyngeal (Anatomy)
Definition: Relating to that division of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis. Pharynx is a tube that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the oesophagus, the connection to the stomach.
Yoruba: Tẹnutọ̀fun
Term: Ovary (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Part of the female reproductive system. One of a pair of female gonads (a gamete-producing gland) found on each side of the lower abdomen, beside the uterus, in a fold of the broad ligament.
Yoruba: Ibú ẹyin
Term: Palliative (General Medicine)
Definition: A treatment that provides symptomatic relief, but not a cure.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ rọ̀
Term: Palliative care (General Medicine)
Definition: Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach to specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses..
Yoruba: Ìfúnnilẹ́rọ̀
Term: Pancreas (Anatomy)
Definition: A gland situated near the stomach that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
Yoruba: Àmọ́
Term: Pancreatitis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of the pancreas that can produce severe pain and debilitating illness.
Yoruba: Ààrùn àmọ́
Term: Pancytopenia (Haematology)
Definition: Deficiency of all cell elements of the blood.
Yoruba: Àìtó hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Pandemic (General Medicine)
Definition: A disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent or the whole world.
Yoruba: Àjàkálè aàrùn káríayé
Term: Pap smear (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A method for the early detection of cancer and other abnormalities of the female genital tract, especially of the cervix and uterus, employing exfoliated cells (cells that have been shed into vaginal fluid) and a special staining technique for microscopic examination that differentiates diseased tissue.
Yoruba: Àyèwò ẹnu ọ́nà ilé ọmọ
Term: Papilloma (Anatomy)
Definition: A benign tumor (as a wart or condyloma) resulting from an overgrowth of epithelial tissue on papillae of vascularized connective tissue as of the skin.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ ara
Term: Parallel track (Neurology)
Definition: A system of distributing experimental drugs to patients who are unable to participate in ongoing clinical efficacy trials and have no other treatment options.
Yoruba: Ìfògùn sàánú
Term: Parasite (Anatomy)
Definition: A plant or animal that lives and feeds on or within another living organism; does not necessarily cause disease.
Yoruba: Àfòmọ́
Term: Parenchyma (Anatomy)
Definition: The tissue of an organ (as distinguished from supporting or connective tissue).
Yoruba: Ìṣù
Term: Parenteral (Haematology)
Definition: Not in or through the digestive system. For example, parenteral can pertain to blood being drawn from a vein in the arm or introduced into that vein via a transfusion (intravenous), or to injection of medications or vaccines through the skin (subcutaneous) or int the muscle (intramuscular).
Yoruba: Àìfẹnulò
Term: Paresthesia (General Medicine)
Definition: Any subjective sensation experienced as numbness, tingling or a "pins-andneedles" feeling.
Yoruba: Ségesège ìmọ̀lára
Term: Paternal mortality (General Medicine)
Definition: Paternal mortality is the number of deaths of fathers within a given period of time.
Yoruba: Ònkà ikú bàbá
Term: Pathogen (Anatomy)
Definition: Any disease-producing microorganis or material.
Yoruba: Afàìsàn
Term: Pathogenesis (Infectious Disease)
Definition: The origin and development of a disease.
Yoruba: Orísun àti ìgbèrú ààrùn
Term: Pelvic 
 Inflammatory 
 Disease (PID) (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A term used to describe infections of the uterus, the fallopian tubes and the ovaries. PID is usually the result of untreated sexually transmitted disease, primarily chlamydia or gonorrhoea.
Yoruba: Àìsàn odò ikùn t’obìnrin
Term: Penis (Anatomy)
Definition: The external male sex organ. The penis contains two chambers, the corpora cavernosa, and corpus spongiosum.
Yoruba: Okó
Term: Pentamidine (Pharmacology)
Definition: An approved antiprotozoal drug used for the treatment and prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) 
 infection.
Yoruba: Òògùn pentamidin
Term: Peptide (Haematology)
Definition: Biochemical formed by the linkage of up to about 50 amino acids to form a chain. Longer chains are called proteins.
Yoruba: Hóró purotéénì
Term: Perianal (General Medicine)
Definition: Around the anus.
Yoruba: Ihò/Òmusu
Term: Pericarditis (Cardiology)
Definition: Acute or chronic inflammation of the membranous sac (pericardium) surrounding the heart.
Yoruba: Àpò ọkàn wíwú
Term: Pericardium (Cardiology)
Definition: A fibrous membrane that forms a sac surrounding the heart and attached portions of the main blood vessels.
Yoruba: Àpò ọkàn
Term: Perinatal (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Pertaining to the period immediately before and after birth.
Yoruba: Bèbè ìbí
Term: Peripheral Blood 
 Mononuclear Cell (PBMC) (Haematology)
Definition: Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell.
Yoruba: Hóró PBM
Term: Peripheral neuropathy (Neurology)
Definition: Damage to or disease affecting nerves which may impair sensation, movement, or other aspects of health, depending on the type of nerves affected.
Yoruba: Ààrùn 
 ìmọ́lára àrànkára
Term: Pernicious anaemia (Haematology)
Definition: A severe form of anaemia, found mostly in older adults, that results from the body's inability to absorb vitamin B12.
Yoruba: Àìtó ẹ̀jẹ̀ ajẹmọ́ B12
Term: Persistent 
 Generalized 
 Lymphadenopathy 
 (PGL) (Immunology)
Definition: Chronic, diffuse, non-cancerous lymph node enlargement.
Yoruba: Pẹ́tẹ́lẹ́ 
 abárakú
Term: Petechiae (General Medicine)
Definition: A pinpoint-sized purple or red spot on the skin.
Yoruba: Ìdáranjẹ̀ kékeré
Term: Phagocyte (Anatomy)
Definition: A cell that is able to ingest and destroy foreign matter, including bacteria.
Yoruba: Ajẹ batéríà
Term: Phagocytosis (Infectious Disease)
Definition: The process of ingesting and destroying a virus or other foreign matter by phagocyte.
Yoruba: Ajẹ batéríà
Term: Pharmacists (Pharmacology)
Definition: Pharmacists, also known as chemists, are health care professionals who practise in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use.
Yoruba: Apòògùn
Term: Pharmacokinetics (Haematology)
Definition: The processes (in a living organism) of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of a drug or vaccine.
Yoruba: Ìpapòdà òògùn nínú ara
Term: Phlebotomy (Haematology)
Definition: A surgical incision made in a vein, or a puncture made by a needle to draw blood for testing.
Yoruba: Ìfàjẹ́ láti òpó ìgbẹ́jẹ̀wọlé
Term: Phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) (Haematology)
Definition: Phytohaemagglutinin is a lectin found in plants, especially certain legumes. PHA actually consists of two closely related proteins, called leucoagglutinin (PHA-L) and PHA-E. The letters E and L indicate these proteins agglutinate erythrocytes and leukocytes.
Yoruba: Asọ hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ pọ̀
Term: Pill boxes (Pharmacology)
Definition: Pill boxes are pill dispensers used in keeping drugs.
Yoruba: Àpótí òògùn lílò oníhóró
Term: Pill count (Pharmacology)
Definition: Pill count is a kind of strategy that can be very helpful for confirming medication adherence and helping to reduce the risk of diversion.
Yoruba: Ìkòògùn oníhóró
Term: Pituitary gland (Anatomy)
Definition: The pituitary gland regulates the activities of other endocrine glands and many body processes.
Yoruba: Ẹṣẹ́ pìtúrì
Term: Placebo (General Medicine)
Definition: An inactive substance against which investigational treatments are compared for efficacy.
Yoruba: Pasẹ́bò
Term: Placebo controlled study (Pharmacology)
Definition: A method of investigation of drugs in which an inactive substance (the placebo) is given to one group of patients, while the drug being tested is given to another group. The results obtained in the two groups are then compared.
Yoruba: Ìwádìí ajẹmọ́ pàsẹ́bò
Term: Placebo effect (General Medicine)
Definition: A physical or emotional change occurring after a substance is taken or administered that is not the result of any special property of the substance.
Yoruba: Àtunbọ̀tán pàsẹ́bò
Term: Plasma (Haematology)
Definition: The liquid part of the blood and lymphatic fluid in which the blood cells are suspended.
Yoruba: Oje ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Plasma cells (Haematology)
Definition: Large antibody-producing cells that develop from B cells.
Yoruba: Hóró oje/ Omi-ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Plasmapheresis (Haematology)
Definition: The selective removal of certain proteins or antibodies from the blood (followed by reinjection of the blood). This process is sometimes used in the treatment of some peripheral neuropathies and is an integral part of passive immunotherapies for HIV.
Yoruba: Ìyọ oje ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Platelets (Haematology)
Definition: An irregularly shaped disc-like cyctoplasmic fragment of megakaryocyte that is shed in the marrow sinus and subsequently found in the peripheral blood where it functions in clotting.
Yoruba: Hóró amẹ́jẹ̀dì
Term: Platelet count (Haematology)
Definition: This is the number of cytoplasmic body in the blood that aids in clotting.
Yoruba: Òǹkà hóró 
 amẹ́jẹ̀dì
Term: Pneumocystis (General Medicine)
Definition: Pneumocystis jiroveci (previously classified as Pneumocystis carinii), causes pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients, usually following intensive chemotherapy.
Yoruba: Pòtósúà òtútù àyà ajẹmọ́ ìsọdọ̀lẹ
Term: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia 
 (PCP) (Immunology)
Definition: The kind of pneumonia that happens to people living with HIV/AIDS. OR: A life-threatening lung infection that can affect people with weakened immune systems, such as those infected with HIV.
Yoruba: Otútù àyà ajẹmọ́ ìṣọdọ̀lẹ
Term: Pneumocystis jiroveci 
 pneumonia (General Medicine)
Definition: It is found everywhere in the soil, but only causes disease in immunosuppressed people
Yoruba: Otútù àyà
Term: Pneumonia (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of one or both lungs, with dense areas of lung inflammation.
Yoruba: Òtútù àyà
Term: Poliomyelitis (Neurology)
Definition: This is an infectious viral disease affecting the central nervous system that causes paralysis.
Yoruba: Ààrùn 
 rọpárọsẹ̀
Term: Polymerase (General Medicine)
Definition: Any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of DNA or RNA from precursor substances in the presence of pre-existing DNA or RNA acting as templates (i.e. patterns).
Yoruba: Ẹnsáìmù DNA
Term: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A laboratory process that selects a DNA segment from a mixture of DNA
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò PCR
Term: Polyneuritis (Neurology)
Definition: Inflammation of many nerves at once.
Yoruba: Àìsàn wíwú òpó ìmọ̀lára
Term: Polyvalent vaccine (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A vaccine that is active against multiple viral strains.
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 àjẹsára ọlọ́pọ̀ ààrùn
Term: Porcupine (General Medicine)
Definition: A large rodent covered with long sharp quills.
Yoruba: Òòrẹ̀
Term: Postnatal (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Relating to or denoting the period after childbirth.
Yoruba: Ìtọ́jú lẹ́yìn 
 ìbímọ
Term: Primates (Neurology)
Definition: A member of an order of mammals with a large brain and complex hands and feet, including humans, apes, and monkeys.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ dá ènìyàn àti ọ̀bọ
Term: Proctitis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of the rectum.
Yoruba: Wíwú abọ́dìí
Term: Prodrome (General Medicine)
Definition: A symptom that indicates the onset of a disease.
Yoruba: Àmì ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ Àìsàn
Term: Progenitor (General Medicine)
Definition: Parent or ancestor.
Yoruba: Baba ńlá
Term: Prognosis (General Medicine)
Definition: The forecast of the probable outcome or course of a disease.
Yoruba: Àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ 
 àbájáde àìsàn
Term: Progressive 
 Multifocal 
 Leukoencephalopathy (PML) (Neurology)
Definition: Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy is a rare and usually fatal viral disease characterized by progressive damage (-pathy) or inflammation of the white matter (leuko-) of the brain
Yoruba: Ààrùn PML
Term: Prognostic test (Surgery)
Definition: A test to suggest how a disease will develop or how long a person will survive after an operation
Yoruba: Àyèwo Kòkòrò
Term: Prophylaxis (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Any means taken to prevent disease, such as immunization against diphtheria or whooping cough or fluoridation to prevent dental decay in children.
Yoruba: Ìdènà
Term: Protease (Immunology)
Definition: Psoriasis is a long-lasting autoimmune disease characterized by patches of abnormal skin..
Yoruba: Ènsáìmù afọ́ purotéènì
Term: Protease inhibitors (Infectious Disease)
Definition: HIV protease is an aspartyl enzyme essential to the replicative life cycle of HIV. The three-dimensional molecular structure of the HIV protease has been fully determined.
Yoruba: Adènà KASA 
 afọ́ purotéènì
Term: Protective barriers (General Medicine)
Definition: Any material that constitutes a shield for reducing the risk of exposure to harm.
Yoruba: Ìdènà aṣààbò
Term: Protein (General Medicine)
Definition: One of the three nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body.
Yoruba: Purotéènì
Term: Protoplasm (Anatomy)
Definition: A general term for the colloidal complex of protein that constitutes the living material of a cell. It includes cytoplasm and nucleoplasm.
Yoruba: Omi adáàbòbo hóró
Term: Protozoa (Anatomy)
Definition: A group of one-celled animals. Some protozoa can cause human disease.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò pòtósúà
Term: Pruritic Papular Eruption (PPE) (Immunology)
Definition: Pruritic papular eruption of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is often reported as the most common rash seen in HIV infection.
Yoruba: Sísúra ajẹmọ́ ìṣọdọ̀lẹ
Term: Pseudovirion (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A virus-like particle.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ rùn ajọ kòkòrò
Term: Psoriasis (General Medicine)
Yoruba: Àrùn ìtìpẹ́pẹ́ ara
Term: Pulmonary (Anatomy)
Definition: Pertaining to the lungs.
Yoruba: Ajẹmọ́ 
 ẹ̀dọ̀fórá
Term: Pulmonary artery (Cardiology)
Definition: Either of two arteries that carry blood in need of oxygen from the right side of the heart to the lungs.
Yoruba: Òpó 
 agbéjẹ̀ jáde ̣ ajẹmó ̣èdọ̀ fórọ́
Term: Pulmonary edema (Anatomy)
Definition: Accumulation of fluid in the lungs.
Yoruba: Àrogún oje nínú ẹ̀dọ̀fóró
Term: Pulmonary valve (Cardiology)
Definition: A device that controls the movement of liquids or gases through pipes or other passages by opening or closing of the channels.
Yoruba: Ajẹmó fábù 
 ẹ̀dọ̀fóró
Term: Pulmonary vein (Cardiology)
Definition: One of the four veins that carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left side of the heart.
Yoruba: Òpó 
 agbẹ́jẹ̀wọlé ajẹmọ́ ẹ̀dọ̀ fóró
Term: Pulse (Cardiology)
Definition: The regular expansion and contraction of an artery, caused by the heart pumping blood through the body..
Yoruba: Lílù ọkàn
Term: Pulse rate (Cardiology)
Definition: Number of peripheral arterial pulsations palpated in a minute.
Yoruba: Ìwọn lílù ọkàn
Term: Purpura (General Medicine)
Definition: This is any of several diseases characterized by small haemorrhages under the skin.
Yoruba: Ìdáranjẹ̀ 
 fẹ́rẹ́fẹ́
Term: Pyrazinamide (Pharmacology)
Definition: Pyrazinamide is a drug used to treat tuberculosis.
Yoruba: Òògùn ikọ́ ife
Term: Quarantine (General Medicine)
Definition: Enforced isolation of people or animals that may have been exposed to a contagious or infectious disease, e.g. when entering a country.
Yoruba: Ìyàsọ́tọ̀
Term: Randomized trial (General Medicine)
Definition: A study in which participants are randomly assigned to either a treatment arm or placebo arm of a clinical trial.
Yoruba: Ìwádìí aláìlétò
Term: Rash (General Medicine)
Definition: A temporary eruption on the skin, usually typified by reddening − either discrete red spots or generalized reddening − which may be accompanied by itching.
Yoruba: Ara sísú/èsì
Term: Reactive test (Infectious Disease)
Definition: When a test sample for HIV is positive (HIV infected), it is called a reactive test.
Yoruba: Àṣàfihàn
Term: Reactogenicity (General Medicine)
Definition: The capacity to produce adverse reactions.
Yoruba: Agbára ìṣe ségesège
Term: Recombinant (Anatomy)
Definition: An organism whose genome contains integrated genetic material from a different organism.
Yoruba: Àpapọ̀ ẹ̀yọ́ iran
Term: Rectum (Anatomy)
Definition: The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine. The rectum stores faeces until defecation.
Yoruba: Abọ́dìí
Term: Red blood cell (Haematology)
Definition: Any red-coloured cell in blood that contains haemoglobin and carries oxygen to the tissues.
Yoruba: Hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ pupa
Term: Red zone (General Medicine)
Definition: A particular area that is prone to infectious disease.
Yoruba: Ibi ewu
Term: Redness of the eye (General Medicine)
Definition: This is a condition by which the eyes become hyperaemic and appears to turn red.
Yoruba: Ojú pípọ́n
Term: Regulatory genes (Anatomy)
Definition: As related to HIV: Three regulatory HIV genes − tat, rev and nef − and three so-called auxiliary genes − vif, vpr and vpu − contain information for the production of proteins that control (i.e. regulate) the virus' ability to infect a cell, produce new copies of the virus or cause disease.
Yoruba: Àwọn ẹ̀yọ́ ìran
Term: Regulatory T cells (Immunology)
Definition: T cells that direct other immune cells to perform special functions. The chief regulatory cell, the CD4+ T cell or T helper cell, is HIV's chief target.
Yoruba: Hóró T atọ́nà
Term: Relapse of Ebola disease (Haematology)
Definition: Little is known about Ebola relapse because this is considered to be rare.
Yoruba: Ìfàṣẹ́yìn 
 ààrùn Ebola
Term: Relapsing fever (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An acute infectious disease caused by spirochetes of the genus borrelia and transmitted by the bite of the genus ornithodoros and of body lice.
Yoruba: Ìba lílọ-bíbọ̀
Term: Remissions (General Medicine)
Definition: The lessening of the severity or duration of outbreaks of a disease, or the abatement (diminution in degree or intensity) of symptoms altogether over a period of time.
Yoruba: Ìtàdímẹ́yìn
Term: Renal (Anatomy)
Definition: Pertaining to the kidneys.
Yoruba: Ajẹmọ́ kíndìnrín
Term: Replacement feeding (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Alternative to breastfeeding.
Yoruba: Ìrọ́pò ìfọ́mọlọ́yàn
Term: Reston Ebolavirus (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Reston virus is one of five known viruses within the genus Ebolavirus. Reston virus causes Ebola virus disease in non-human primates.
Yoruba: Kòròrò Ebola Reston
Term: Reticuloendothelial cells (Haematology)
Definition: A system of interstitial cells that includes all the phagocytic cells, which trap and consume foreign agents, except the leukocytes circulating in the bloodstream.
Yoruba: Ètò ìpalẹ̀mọ́
Term: Retina (Cardiology)
Definition: Light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that transmits visual impulses via the optic nerve to the brain.
Yoruba: Agbe (Òji) inú ojú
Term: Retinitis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of the retina, linked in AIDS to CMV infection. If it becomes untreated, it can lead to blindness.
Yoruba: Ìwú agba 
 (Òji) inú ojú
Term: Reused syringe (General Medicine)
Definition: Non-smart syringes that have been used once before for any purpose and reintroduced for use again with or without sterilization.
Yoruba: Àlòtúnlò 
 abẹ́rẹ́