temitopeolagoke/yorumed huggingface dataset:
Term: ABO (Haematology)
Definition: A system of classifying blood groups
Yoruba: Ipinsisori eje
Term: Abacavir (Pharmacology)
Definition: A popular HIV/AIDS antiretroviral drug.
Yoruba: Òògùn KASA
Term: Abdominal (Anatomy)
Definition: Area between the chest and the hips that contains the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver and gallbladder.
Yoruba: Inú
Term: Abdominal pain (Anatomy)
Definition: Pain in the belly. Abdominal pain can be acute or chronic.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ dùn inú
Term: Abruptio Placentae (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Premature separation of the placenta from the site of implantation on the uterus before delivery of the foetus.
Yoruba: Àìgbówọ̀
Term: Absolute 
 contraindication (General Medicine)
Definition: When a particular treatment or procedure should not be used under any circumstance because of the severe and potentially life-threatening risks involved.
Yoruba: Èèwọ̀ ìtọ́jú
Term: Acanthosis nigricans (General Medicine)
Definition: A skin disorder characterized by velvety, light brown-to-black markings that develop mainly in the folds of the body, such as in the armpits, groin, and creases of the neck.
Yoruba: Àìsàn àwọ̀ ara
Term: Acute care clinics (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Urgent care clinic is a category of walk-in clinic focused on the delivery of in a dedicated medical facility outside of a traditional emergency room
Yoruba: Ilé ìtọ́jú àìsàn ògidì
Term: Acupuncture (General Medicine)
Definition: A treatment based on needles been inserted through the nervous system in order to relieve pain or treat a disorder.
Yoruba: Ìlò abéré fún ìtójú
Term: Acute infection (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An infection causing disease with a sudden onset, severity and (often) short course.
Yoruba: Ògidì ìkóràn
Term: Acute Infection and Early Diseases Research Program  (AIEDRP) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A federally funded research programme that studies how HIV infects humans and how the disease progresses to AIDS.
Yoruba: Ètò ìwádìí ògidì àìsàn péréte
Term: Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (AIDP) (Neurology)
Definition: An autoimmune process that is characterized by progressive muscle weakness in the limbs and mild sensory symptoms. It is a disease that affects the nerves.
Yoruba: Ògidi àìsàn ségesège ìmọ̀lára
Term: Acute Retroviral Syndrome (Infectious Disease)
Definition: The acute or primary HIV infection often passes unrecognized, but may be present as a mononucleosis-like syndrome within three months of the infection.
Yoruba: (Onírúurú) ìfojúhàn ìkóràn kòkòrò
Term: Acyclovir (Pharmacology)
Definition: An antiviral drug used especially in the treatment of herpes and AIDS.
Yoruba: Òògùn apakòròrò Herpes
Term: Acystia (Anatomy)
Definition: A condition in which a baby is born without a bladder.
Yoruba: Aròbó aláìlépòn
Term: AD (Neurology)
Definition: Alzheimer’s disease
Yoruba: Arun Alzheimer
Term: Adenopathy (Immunology)
Definition: Any disease involving or causing the enlargement of glandular tissues, especially one involving the lymph nodes.
Yoruba: Pẹ́tẹ́lẹ́
Term: Adenovirus (Immunology)
Definition: A class of virus that causes inflammation.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò àdénò
Term: Adenectomy (Anatomy)
Definition: The surgical removal of gland
Yoruba: Ise abe yíyo gílàndì
Term: Aerosolized (Infectious Disease)
Definition: impacted by HIV infection and its physical, psychological and sociological ramifications.
Yoruba: Òògùn ìsọdi- àfimúfà
Term: Afebrile (Infectious Disease)
Definition: With no fever
Yoruba: Aini ibà
Term: AIDS Control 
 Programme (ACP) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Country specific programs set up to control the spread of HIV infection.
Yoruba: Ìsàkóso ètò ààrùn ìsọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: AIDS defining 
 illness (Infectious Disease)
Definition: AIDS defining illnesses are conditions that, in the setting of a HIV infection, confirm the diagnosis of AIDS.
Yoruba: Àìsàn ìsàfihàn ààrùn ìsọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: AIDS Dementia 
 Complex (ADC) (Neurology)
Definition: (HIV-associated dementia or HAD) A degenerative (destructive) neurological condition.
Yoruba: Àìsàn ọpọlọ ajẹmọ́-ìsọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: AIDS Service 
 Organization 
 (ASO) (Anatomy)
Definition: A health association, support agency or other service active in the prevention and treatment of AIDS.
Yoruba: Ẹgbẹ́ ìmòjútó ìtọ́jú ààrùn 
 ìṣọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: AIDS vaccine (Immunology)
Definition: A special preparation of anti-genetic material that can be used to stimulate the development of antibodies and thus confer active immunity against AIDS.
Yoruba: Òògùn àjẹsára ààrùn ìṣọdọ̀lẹ
Term: AIDS Wasting Syndrome (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An AIDS-defining condition that includes at least 10% weight loss in the presence of diarrhea, chronic weakness, and documented fever for at least 30 days that is not the result of another infection or disease. In developing countries, it is often called "slim disease."
Yoruba: Rírù nípasẹ̀ ààrùn ìsọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: AIDSline (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Aidsline is a statewide confidential information, counselling and referral service on HIV/AIDS.
Yoruba: Ojú òpó ìgbaninímọ̀- ràn nípa ààrùn ìṣọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: AIDS-Related Cancers (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Several cancers are more common or more aggressive in persons living with HIV.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ àjẹmọ́ ààrùn ìsọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: Airborne disease (General Medicine)
Definition: Diseases or bacteria that are spread through the air.
Yoruba: Àìsàn abáfẹ́fẹ́- rìn
Term: Alanine 
 Aminotransferase (ALT) (Haematology)
Definition: A liver enzyme that plays a role in protein metabolism. Abnormally high blood levels of ALT are a sign of liver diseases such as AID, where cell killing or cytotoxic drugs are used.
Yoruba: Oje asàfihàn 
 ìlera ẹ̀dọ̀
Term: Alpha Interferon 
 (Interferon Alpha, IFN) (Immunology)
Definition: A protein produced by the immune system in response to infection that assists in controlling virus infection.
Yoruba: Purotéènì Aṣèdáàbòbò
Term: Alternative therapy (Pharmacology)
Definition: This refers to any type of medicine that supplements or is used in lieu of biomedicine ( i.e. conventional medicine) or allopathic medicine.
Yoruba: Ìtọ́jú àìlera mìíràn
Term: Alternative/ 
 Complementary medicine (Immunology)
Definition: A broad category of treatment systems (e.g. chiropractic, herbal medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, and spiritual devotions) or culturally based healing traditions such as Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Christian science.
Yoruba: Ọ̀ nà ìṣègùn mìíràn
Term: Amebiasis (Haematology)
Definition: An inflammation of the intestines caused by infection with Entamoeba histolytica (a type of ameba) and characterized by frequent, loose stools flecked with blood and mucus.
Yoruba: Ààrùn kòkòrò àmíbà
Term: Amino acids (General Medicine)
Definition: Typically, an amino acid of the general formular R- CHNH3 +- COO ̅ (i.e. the amino in the α position)
Yoruba: Hóró pépítídè
Term: Amniocentesis (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: The surgical insertion of a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the uterus of a pregnant female to obtain amniotic fluid.
Yoruba: Ìfamira
Term: Amphotericin B (Pharmacology)
Definition: This is an antifungal drug often used intravenously for serious systemic fungal infections and it is the only effective treatment for some fungal infections.
Yoruba: Òògùn apa kòkòrò ọ̀súnwúúrú
Term: Anamnestic response (Immunology)
Definition: The heightened immunologic reaction elicited by a second or subsequent exposure to a particular pathogenic microorganism or antigen.
Yoruba: Ìfèèsì adáralóró
Term: Anaphylactic shock (Cardiology)
Definition: A life-threatening allergic reaction characterized by a swelling of body tissues (including the throat) and a sudden decline in blood pressure.
Yoruba: Ìfèsì 
 adáralóró amẹ́mìí-lọ́wọ́
Term: Anemia (Haematology)
Definition: Any condition in which the number of red blood cells/mm³, the count of hemoglobin in 100 ml of blood, and/ or the volume of packed red blood cells/100ml of blood are less than normal.
Yoruba: Àìlẹ́jẹ̀tó
Term: Anergy (Immunology)
Definition: The loss or weakening of the body's immunity to an irritating agent, or antigen. Patients may be so immunodeficient that they are unable to produce a reaction to an infectious agent.
Yoruba: Rírẹ ìdáhùn àjẹsára
Term: Angular cheilitis (General Medicine)
Definition: It is characterized by fissuring, cracking, burning and dryness at the angles of the mouth. Saliva seeps into these cracks leading to maceration of skin.
Yoruba: Ìbẹ́ ẹnu
Term: Anogenital (Anatomy)
Definition: Related to the anal (rectum) and/or genital (sexual) area of the body.
Yoruba: Ajẹmábẹ́
Term: Anorexia (General Medicine)
Definition: The lack or loss of appetite that leads to significant decline in weight.
Yoruba: Àìrebipa
Term: Antenatal clinic (ANC) (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: The Antenatal Clinic aims to provide increased continuity of pregnancy care.
Yoruba: Ilé ìtọ́jú 
 aláboyún
Term: Antepartum (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: The time/period before childbirth. Antepartum refers to the mother.
Yoruba: Àsìkò ìrọbí
Term: Anthrax (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Highly infectious, often fatal, bacterial disease of mammals, especially cattle and sheep, that is transmissible to humans and causes skin ulcers cutaneous anthrax or a form of pneumonia when inhaled pulmonary anthrax.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò 
 áńtíráásì
Term: Anti-HIV Medication (Pharmacology)
Definition: Antiretroviral drug.
Yoruba: Òògùn KASA
Term: Antibiotic (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A natural or manufactured substance that prevents the growth of bacteria or fungi. Some antibiotics are used to treat infectious diseases.
Yoruba: Òògùn apa kòkòrò batéríà
Term: Antibodies (Haematology)
Definition: Substances in the blood or other body fluids that destroy bacteria, viruses, or other harmful agents (antigens).
Yoruba: Sójà ara
Term: Antibody-
 Dependent 
 Cell-Mediated 
 Cytotoxicity 
 (ADCC) (Immunology)
Definition: An immune response in which antibodies bind to target cells, identifying them for attack by the immune system.
Yoruba: Sójà afararúbọ
Term: Antibodymediated immunity (Haematology)
Definition: Also called humoral immunity. 
 Immunity that results from the activity of antibodies in blood and lymphoid tissue.
Yoruba: Àjẹsára alátakò kòkòrò inú ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Anticoagulant (Haematology)
Definition: A drug used to prevent the blood from clotting.
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 aláìmẹ́jẹ̀dì
Term: Antifolate (Anatomy)
Definition: An agent that inhibits intracellular (i.e. inside cells) production of folinic acid.
Yoruba: Adójúti hóró
Term: Antifungal (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A substance that kills or slows the growth of a fungus.
Yoruba: Òògùn osunwuuru
Term: Antigen (Immunology)
Definition: A substance that, when introduced into the body, stimulates production of an antibody.
Yoruba: Àjèjì adáralóró
Term: Antigen-
 Presenting Cell 
 (APC) (Immunology)
Definition: A type of immune cell that enables a T lymphocyte (T cell) to recognize an antigen and mount an immune response against the antigen.
Yoruba: Aṣàfihàn àjèjì adáralóró
Term: Antihistamine (Immunology)
Definition: A drug or other compound that inhibits the physiological effects of histamine, used especially in the treatment of allergies.
Yoruba: Òògùn adènà 
 ìtají ara
Term: Antimicrobial (Anatomy)
Definition: An antimicrobial therapy kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, or protozoans. Therapies that kill microorganisms are called microbiocidal therapies and therapies that only inhibit the growth of microorganisms are called microbiostatic therapies.
Yoruba: Òògùn apa kòkòrò ara
Term: Antineoplastic (General Medicine)
Definition: A substance that prevents the development or growth of tumour.
Yoruba: Adẹ́kun ìdàgbàsókè jẹjẹrẹ
Term: Antiprotozoal (Anatomy)
Definition: A substance that kills or inhibits the growth of single-celled microorganisms called protozoa.
Yoruba: Apa pùrótósúà
Term: Antiretroviral (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A substance that suppresses a retrovirus such as HIV.
Yoruba: Adènà KASA
Term: Antiretroviral agents (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Substances used against retroviruses such as HIV.
Yoruba: Adènà KASA
Term: Antiretroviral drugs (Pharmacology)
Definition: Substances used to stop the multiplication of retroviruses such as HIV.
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 KASA
Term: Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) (Pharmacology)
Definition: The recommended treatment for HIV infection. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) involves using a combination of three or more antiretroviral (ARV) drugs from at least two different HIV drug classes to prevent HIV from replicating.
Yoruba: Itoju fun 
 ikoran-KASA
Term: Antiretroviral 
 Toxic Neuropathy (Neurology)
Definition: Nerve damage that is due to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs.
Yoruba: Ṣégeṣège ìmọ̀lára ajẹmóògùn 
 KASA
Term: Antisense Antiviral (Pharmacology)
Definition: A drug made of short segments of DNA or RNA that can bind to and alter or suppress the function of viral DNA or RNA. Antisense antivirals prevent viruses from replicating.
Yoruba: Òògùn ìmàdínkù bá ìgbèrú kòkòrò
Term: Antitoxins (General Medicine)
Definition: Antibodies that recognize and inactivate toxins produced by certain bacteria, plants or animals.
Yoruba: Èyà ̣sójà ara
Term: Antiviral (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A substance or process that destroys a virus or suppresses its replication.
Yoruba: Agbógunti kòkòrò
Term: Aorta (Cardiology)
Definition: The main artery in mammals that carries blood from the left ventricle
Yoruba: Òpó ìpínjẹ̀ ńlá
Term: Apophysis (Anatomy)
Definition: A growth of bone, not joint.
Term: Apoptosis (Anatomy)
Definition: A normal type of cell death that removes unwanted cells during embryological development, regulates the number of cells in tissues, and eliminates many potentially dangerous cells such as cancer cells.
Yoruba: Agbẹ̀mí hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Arrhythmia (Cardiology)
Definition: Any irregularity in rhythm or rate of the heartbeat.
Yoruba: Àìbámu lílù ọkàn
Term: Art initiation/ Antiritroviral initiation (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is recommended for all HIV-infected individuals to reduce the risk of disease progression.
Yoruba: Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ òògùn 
 KASA
Term: Arteriole (Haematology)
Definition: A small arterial blood vessel just proximal to the capillaries containing a large proportion of smooth muscle relative to its size.
Yoruba: Òpó ìpínjẹ̀ tínrín
Term: Arthralgia (Anatomy)
Definition: A pain in a joint.
Yoruba: Oríkèé
Term: Arthritis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of the joints.
Yoruba: Làkúrègbè
Term: Atherosclerosis (Haematology)
Definition: The gradual build-up of plaque inside of artery walls. (Plaque is made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances found in blood.)
Yoruba: Adí òpó ìpínjè ̣
Term: Asthma (Anatomy)
Definition: A lung condition characterized by narrowing of the bronchial tubes in which the muscles go into spasm and the person has difficulty in breathing.
Yoruba: Aisan okan
Term: Balanus (General Medicine)
Definition: The round end of the penis
Yoruba: Ori oko
Term: Basophil (Haematology)
Definition: It is a type of white blood cells that are responsible for the symptoms of allergy.
Yoruba: Hóró basofi
Term: BCh (Surgery)
Definition: Bachelor of Surgery
Yoruba: Oye ise abe
Term: Beri- Beri (General Medicine)
Definition: A disease of nervous system caused by lack of vitamin B
Yoruba: Arun beri- beri
Term: Bicuspid valve (Cardiology)
Definition: One of the four valves of the heart. This valve is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
Yoruba: Fáàbú 
 (Oníbejì) inú 
 Ọkàn
Term: Bilirubin (Anatomy)
Definition: (1) A bile pigment whose measurement can be used as an indication of the health of the liver.
Yoruba: Òrónrò 
 ìdiwọ̀n ìlera 
 ẹ̀dọ̀
Term: Biological 
 Response 
 Modifiers (BRMs) (Immunology)
Definition: Substances, either natural or synthesized, that boost, direct or restore normal immune defences. BRMs include interferons, interleukins, thymus hormones and monoclonal antibodies.
Yoruba: Ìgbèrú àjẹsára
Term: Biopsy (Anatomy)
Definition: The surgical removal of a piece of tissue from a living subject for microscopic examination to make a diagnosis.
Yoruba: Ìmújáde fún àyẹ̀wò
Term: Bird flu (Infectious Disease)
Definition: This is an acute and generally fatal viral infectious disease of chickens and other domestic and wild birds.
Yoruba: Lùkúlùkú/ 
 Kọ́ọ́lí
Term: b.i.d (“bis in die”) (Pharmacology)
Definition: An abbreviation of a Latin word meaning “two times a day.” The abbreviation is commonly used in drug dosing instructions.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ èmejì ̣ lójúmọ́
Term: Blip (Haematology)
Definition: A temporary, detectable increase in the amount of HIV in the blood (viral load) that occurs after antiretroviral therapy (ART) has effectively suppressed the virus to an undetectable level.
Yoruba: Ìfarahàn ránpé ̣
Term: Blood bank (Haematology)
Definition: A blood bank is a cache or bank of blood or blood components, gathered as a result of blood donation or collection, stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion.
Yoruba: Bánkì ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood brain barrier (Neurology)
Definition: The barrier between brain blood vessels and brain tissues whose effect is to restrict what may pass from the blood into the brain.
Yoruba: Asé ẹ̀jẹ̀ inu ọpọlọ
Term: Blood cell (Haematology)
Definition: Any of the cells that is present in the blood in health or disease.
Yoruba: Hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood cell count (Haematology)
Definition: Number of red and white cells in a given blood.
Yoruba: Ìka hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood circulation (Haematology)
Definition: The systemic circulation provides functional blood supply to all body tissues. It carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells and picks up carbon dioxide and waste products.
Yoruba: Ìsànyíká ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood clotting factor (Haematology)
Definition: Any substance in the blood that is essential for blood to coagulate.
Yoruba: Dídì ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood count (Haematology)
Definition: The number of red and white blood cells and platelets in a given volume of blood.
Yoruba: Ìka hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood culture (Haematology)
Definition: This is a microbiological culture of blood. It is employed to detect infections that are spreading through the bloodstream.
Yoruba: Ìwòṣesí ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood donor (Haematology)
Definition: Somebody who gives blood for use in transfusions.
Yoruba: Afẹ̀jẹ̀lélẹ̀/ 
 Afẹ̀jẹ̀sílẹ̀
Term: Blood film examination (Haematology)
Definition: Blood films are examined in the investigation of hematological (blood) disorders and are routinely employed to look for blood parasites, such as those of malaria and filariasis.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood group (Haematology)
Definition: A class into which human blood is divided for transfusion purposes according to the presence or absence of antigens that determine its immunological compatibility. The ABO system is the most commonly known set of blood groups.
Yoruba: Ìsọ̀rí ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood group A (Haematology)
Definition: Blood group A individuals have A antigen on the surface of their red blood cells, and their blood contains antibodies to antigen B.
Yoruba: Ìṣọ̀rí ẹ̀jẹ̀ A
Term: Blood group B (Haematology)
Definition: Blood group B individuals have B antigen on the surface of their red blood cells, and their blood contains antibodies to antigen A.
Yoruba: Ìṣọ̀rí ẹ̀jẹ̀ B
Term: Blood group O (Haematology)
Definition: Blood group O individuals have neither A and B antigens on the surface of their red blood cells, and their blood contains antibodies to both antigen A and B.
Yoruba: Ìṣọ̀rí ẹ̀jẹ̀ O
Term: Blood heat (Haematology)
Definition: Form of transferred energy that arises from the random motion of molecules and is felt as temperature, especially as warmth or hotness of blood.
Yoruba: Ooru ẹ̀jẹ̀/ 
 Gbígbóná ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood pressure (Cardiology)
Definition: Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood against the blood-vessel walls.
Yoruba: Ìfúnpá
Term: Blood products (Haematology)
Definition: A blood product is any component of the blood which is collected from a donor for use in a blood transfusion.
Yoruba: Èròjà ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood serum (Haematology)
Definition: The fluid that separates from clotted blood, similar to plasma but without clotting agents.
Yoruba: Omi ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood test (Haematology)
Definition: A scientific analysis of a sample of blood.
Yoruba: Àyèwò ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Blood transfusion (Haematology)
Definition: Blood transfusion is done to compensate the loss of blood or to correct anaemia. It may also be required after internal bleeding.
Yoruba: Ìgbẹ̀jẹ̀ sára
Term: Blood vessels (Haematology)
Definition: An artery, vein, or capillary through which blood flows.
Yoruba: Ọ̀ pá ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Bloodshot eye (Haematology)
Definition: This is an inflamed and irritated eye.
Yoruba: Ojú pípọ́n
Term: Body ache (Anatomy)
Definition: Overextending the muscles with physical activity or traumatizing the muscles due to painful activity such as a car accident can result in aches all over the body.
Yoruba: Ara ríro
Term: Body fluids (Haematology)
Definition: Any fluid in the human body, such as blood, urine, saliva, sputum (spit), tears, semen, mother's milk or vaginal secretions
Yoruba: Oje ara
Term: Bowel tolerance (Anatomy)
Definition: The amount of oral ascorbic acid tolerated by a patient without producing diarrhea increases somewhat proportionately to the stress or toxicity of his disease.
Yoruba: Ìfaradà ìfun
Term: Boxed warning (Pharmacology)
Definition: The strongest form of warning required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for prescription drug labelling. A boxed warning alerts health care providers and consumers to increased risk of serious adverse reactions associated with use of a drug or to restrictions on use of a drug.
Yoruba: Ìkìlọ̀ alapòòtí
Term: Branched DNA assay (Haematology)
Definition: A sensitive molecular technique to monitor the amount of HIV in a patient's bloodstream (i.e. the viral burden).
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò DNA
Term: Breaskthrough infection (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An infection caused by the infectious agent the vaccine is designed to protect against that occurs during the course of a vaccine trial.
Yoruba: Ìjákulẹ̀ òògùn ìwádìí afàkóràn
Term: Bronchoscopy (Anatomy)
Definition: A procedure used to look inside the airways of the lungs.
Yoruba: Irinṣẹ́ ìṣàyẹ̀wò ẹ̀dọ̀fóró
Term: Bronchospasm (Anatomy)
Definition: Sudden, involuntary contraction of the muscles of the bronchii (airways in the lungs).
Yoruba: Ìfaṣan ẹ̀dọ̀fóró
Term: Buccal Cavity (General Medicine)
Definition: The mouth
Yoruba: Enu
Term: Bundibugyo Ebola Virus BDBV (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A close relative of the much more commonly known Ebola virus (EBOV).
Yoruba: Kòròrò Ebola
Term: Burkitt's 
 lymphoma (Haematology)
Definition: A lymphatic cancer that involves not only the lymphatic and the associated reticulodothelial system, but also other body tissues.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ omi- ara
Term: Cachexia (General Medicine)
Definition: General ill health and malnutrition, marked by weakness and emaciation, usually associated with serious disease.
Yoruba: Ààrẹ̀
Term: Cadaver (General Medicine)
Definition: A dead body, especially one used for dissection
Yoruba: Oku
Term: Campylo-
 bacteriosis (Haematology)
Definition: An enteric (intestinal) infection caused by the bacterium Campylobacter. Symptoms of campylobacteriosis, if any, include diarrhoea (often bloody), abdominal cramping and pain, nausea and vomiting, fever, and fatigue.
Yoruba: Àìsàn ìfun láti ̣owọ kòkòrò kafilobata
Term: Cancer (Anatomy)
Definition: It arises from the abnormal and uncontrolled division of cells that then invade and destroy the surrounding tissues.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ
Term: Cancers 
 Associated with 
 AIDS (Immunology)
Definition: These are HIV/AIDS related sickness found in multiple sites in the body, including the skin, lymph nodes, and organs such as the liver, spleen, lungs, and digestive tract.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ oníbàátan ààrùn ìṣọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: Candida (Immunology)
Definition: Yeast-like fungi commonly found in the normal flora of the mouth, skin, intestinal tract and vagina, but can become clinically infectious in immune compromised people.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò ìwúkàrà
Term: Candidiasis (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An infection with a fungus of the Candida family, generally Candida albicans
Yoruba: Ààrùn ìwúkàra
Term: Capillaries (Haematology)
Definition: Minute blood vessel consisting only a simple squamous epithelium and a basement membrane, major site for the exchange of substances between the blood and tissues.
Yoruba: Òpójẹ̀ wẹẹrẹ
Term: Carcinogen (General Medicine)
Definition: Any cancer-producing substance.
Yoruba: Afajẹjẹrẹ
Term: Cardiac (Cardiology)
Definition: Referring to the heart
Yoruba: Isoror pokan
Term: Cardiomyopathy (Cardiology)
Definition: Disease of the heart muscle. Cardiomyopathy weakens the heart muscle, making it hard for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body.
Yoruba: Ààrùn iṣan ọkàn
Term: Case-fatality ratio or rate (General Medicine)
Definition: The proportion or percentage of people with a disease who die as a result of the disease.
Yoruba: Òsùnwọ̀n aṣàgbákò ikú
Term: Catamenia (General Medicine)
Definition: Menstruation
Yoruba: Nnkan osu
Term: Catheter (Anatomy)
Definition: A tubular medical device for insertion into canals, vessels, passageways or body cavities, usually to permit injection
Yoruba: Kàtẹ́dà
Term: CCR5 (Immunology)
Definition: A protein on the surface of certain immune system cells, including CD4 T lymphocytes (CD4 cells). CCR5 can act as a coreceptor (a second receptor binding site) for HIV when the virus enters a host cell.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà àbáwọlé 
 KASA
Term: CCR5 antagonist (Immunology)
Definition: Antiretroviral (ARV) HIV drug class. CCR5 antagonists block the CCR5 receptor on the surface of certain immune cells, such as CD4 T lymphocytes (CD4 cells). This prevents HIV from entering the cell.
Yoruba: Alátakò àbáwọlé 
 KASA 2
Term: CD4 or CD4+ 
 Cells (Immunology)
Definition: Cluster of differentiation 4, a surface protein which is present only on some cells important in the immune system.
Yoruba: Hóró Alámì CD4
Term: CD4 count (Anatomy)
Definition: CD4 cells help fight infection in the body, the lower the count (and more severe the HIV), the more likely one will get sick with other diseases.
Yoruba: Ònkà sójà ìdáàbòbò alámì CD4
Term: CD4 percentage (Haematology)
Definition: Percentage of white blood cells that are CD4 T lymphocytes (CD4 cells).
Yoruba: Ìwọ́n ìdá ọgọ́rùn sójà
Term: CD4 receptor (Immunology)
Definition: A protein found primarily on the surface of CD4 T lymphocytes (CD4 cells). To enter a host cell, HIV binds to a CD4 receptor and a coreceptor (either CCR5 or CXCR4) on the host cell.
Yoruba: Ìgbàwonú ̣ hóró alámì 
 CD4
Term: CD8 (T8) cells (Immunology)
Definition: Cluster of differentiation 8, a surface protein which is present only on some cells important in the immune system.
Yoruba: Hóró alámì CD8 (T8)
Term: CD8 T lymphocyte (Immunology)
Definition: A type of lymphocyte. CD8 T lymphocytes (CD8 cells) recognize and destroy cells infected with microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses.
Yoruba: Hóró soja
 ìdáàbòbò 
 alámì CD8
Term: CDC-information (General Medicine)
Definition: A service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that disseminates health information on a wide variety of disease prevention and
Yoruba: Ìfitónilétí 
 CDC
Term: Cell (Anatomy)
Definition: The basic unit of all living organisms, which can produce itself exactly.
Yoruba: Hóró
Term: Cell lines (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Specific cell types artificially maintained in the laboratory (i.e. in vitro) for scientific purposes.
Yoruba: Hóró àtọwọ́dá
Term: Cell-Mediated Immunity (CMI) (Haematology)
Definition: The branch of the immune system in which the reaction to foreign material is performed by specific defence cells (i.e. killer cells, macrophage and other white blood cells) rather than antibodies.
Yoruba: Hóró aṣèdábòbò
Term: Central Nervous System (CNS) (Neurology)
Definition: Composed of the brain, spinal cord and its coverings (meninges).
Yoruba: Gbùngbùn 
 ìṣàkóso ara
Term: Cerebral (Neurology)
Definition: Pertaining to the cerebrum, the main portion of the brain.
Yoruba: Ajẹmọ́ ọpọlọ
Term: Cerebral haemorrhage (Neurology)
Definition: The loss of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀jẹ̀ Ọpọlọ
Term: Cervical cancer (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A neoplasm of the uterine cervix that can be detected in the early curable stage by the Papanicolaou (Pap) test.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ àbáwọlé ilé ọmọ
Term: Cervical dysplasia (Anatomy)
Definition: A precursor lesion for cervical cancer.
Yoruba: Ọgbẹ́ àbáwọlé ilé ọmọ
Term: Cervical 
 Intraepithelial 
 Neoplasia (CIN 1, 
 CIN 2, CIN 3) (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Dysplasia of the cervix epithelium, often pre-malignant (i.e. cancerous), characterized by various degrees of hyperplasia, abnormal keratinization (forming horny epidermal tissue) and condylomata.
 .
Yoruba: Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ ọgbẹ́ àbáwọlé ilé ọmọ
Term: Cervix (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: The part of the uterus that protrudes into the cavity of the vagina.
Yoruba: Àbáwọlé Ilé 
 Ọmọ
Term: Cesarean section (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Delivery of a baby by a surgical incision through the mother’s abdominal wall and uterus.
Yoruba: Ìfabẹgbẹ̀bí
Term: Chagas disease (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (a type of protozoa)
Yoruba: Àrùn Chagas
Term: Chancroid (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Hemophilus ducreyi. Chancroid causes genital ulcers (sores), which increase the risk of HIV transmission.
Yoruba: Rẹ́kórẹ́kó
Term: Chemokines (Haematology)
Definition: Small proteins secreted by cells to mobilize and activate infection fighting white blood cells.
Yoruba: Kimokin
Term: Chemoprevention (Pharmacology)
Definition: Use of specific drugs, vitamins, or other substances to reverse, suppress, or prevent a disease.
Yoruba: Ìfòògùndẹ́kun
Term: Chemotherapy (Anatomy)
Definition: The treatment, mostly of cancer, by the use of a series of cytotoxic drugs that attack cancerous cells.
Yoruba: Ìfòògùndẹ́kun jẹjẹrẹ
Term: Chest X-ray (Anatomy)
Definition: Chest X-ray is a projection radiograph of the chest used to diagnose conditions affecting the chest, its contents, and nearby structures.
Yoruba: Fọ́tò àyà
Term: Child-Turcotte-
 Pugh 
 Classification system (Anatomy)
Definition: A classification system used to measure liver function, especially in people with chronic liver disease. The system may be used to assess liver function in people who have HIV/ hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection.
Yoruba: Òdiwọ̀n iṣẹ́ 
 ẹ̀dọ̀
Term: Chlamydia (Anatomy)
Definition: The agent of a sexually transmitted disease. A genus of Gram-negative bacteria that are obligate intracellular parasites in humans and other animals.
Yoruba: Aṣojú ààrùn 
 ìbálòpọ̀
Term: Cholangiopathy (Anatomy)
Definition: Bile duct disease. (Bile ducts are tubes that carry bile from the gallbladder to the small intestine, where the bile is used to digest fats.).
Yoruba: Ààrùn òpó òrónro
Term: Cholera (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An acute infection, which causes severe vomiting and diarrhoea.
Yoruba: Ààrùn onígbáméjì
Term: Choroiditis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of the choroid membrane of the eye (Pathology).
Yoruba: Dídùn inú ojú
Term: Chromosome (Anatomy)
Definition: A thread-like structure found within a cell.
Yoruba: Okùn-ìran
Term: Chronic diarrhoea (General Medicine)
Definition: These are frequent loose stools which are a daily occurrence
Yoruba: Ìgbẹ́ gbuuru ọlójọ́ píp̣ ẹ́
Term: Chronic fatigue (General Medicine)
Definition: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disorder characterized by extreme fatigue or tiredness that does not go away with rest, and cannot be explained by an underlying medical condition.
Yoruba: Àárẹ̀ ọlójọ́ ̣ pípẹ́
Term: Chronic 
 Idiopathic 
 Demyelinating 
 Polyneuropathy 
 (CIPD) (Neurology)
Definition: Chronic, spontaneous loss or destruction of myelin. Myelin is a soft, white, somewhat fatty material that forms a thick sheath around the protoplasmic core of myelinated nerve fibre.
Yoruba: Àìsàn ségeṣège 
 ìmọ̀lára olọ́ jọ́ ̣ pípẹ́
Term: Chronic leukaemia (Haematology)
Definition: An often fatal cancer in which white blood cells displace normal blood, leading to infection, shortage of red blood cells anemia, bleeding, and other disorders.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ inú ẹ̀jẹ̀ ọlójọ́ píp̣ ẹ́
Term: Chronic ulcers (General Medicine)
Definition: Chronic ulcers may be painful. Most patients complain of constant pain at night and during the day.
Yoruba: Ọgbẹ́ ọlọ́jọ́ pípẹ́
Term: Cirrhosis (Anatomy)
Definition: A chronic progressive disease of the liver characterized by the replacement of healthy cells with scar tissues.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ ẹ̀dọ̀
Term: Civil Society 
 Network For 
 HIV/AIDS in 
 Nigeria (CiSHAN) (Anatomy)
Definition: CiSHAN is the national umbrella network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on issues in the prevention and impact mitigation of HIV & AIDS in Nigeria.
Yoruba: Àjọ CiSHAN
Term: Clade (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A group of related HIV variants, classified according to degree of genetic similarity. HIV-1 group M variants are currently grouped into clades A, B, C, D, F,G, H, J and K.
Yoruba: Ìṣọ̀rí KASA
Term: Class-sparing regimen (Pharmacology)
Definition: Class-sparing regimens are used to save specific ARV drugs for future use in case a regimen needs to be changed because of its toxicity or drug resistance.
Yoruba: Ìyọlẹ́gbẹ́ 
 òògùn
Term: Clitoris (Anatomy)
Definition: It is an erectile organ of the female external genitalia that is homologous with the penis in males.
Yoruba: Idọ
Term: Clomiphene (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Clomifene or Clomiphene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator of the triphenylethylene group that has become the most widely prescribed drug for ovulation induction to reverse anovulation or oligoovulation.
Yoruba: Òògùn kilomufin
Term: Clot of blood/ blood clot (Haematology)
Definition: A mass of thickened liquid, especially blood.
Yoruba: Dídì ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Clothing (Haematology)
Definition: Fabric made by weaving, knitting, or felting thread or fibres.
Yoruba: Aṣọ wíwọ̀
Term: Clotting blood disorder (Haematology)
Definition: A medical condition involving a disturbance to the usual clotting of blood.
Yoruba: Àìda ẹ̀jẹ
Term: Cluster of differentiation nomenclature (General Medicine)
Definition: This nomenclature was developed to standardize and compare monoclonal antibodies from different sources.
Yoruba: Ìmọ̀yàtọ̀ sójà ìdáàbòbò
Term: Coagulopathy (Haematology)
Definition: A disease or condition that affects the blood’s ability to clot.
Yoruba: Àìdá èjẹ̀ ̣
Term: Coccidioidomycosis (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An infectious fungal disease caused by the inhalation of spores of Coccidioides immitis, which is carried on wind-blown dust particles.
Yoruba: Ààrùn osunwuuru 
 abáfẹ́fẹ́rìn
Term: Cofactors (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A situation or activity that may increase a person's susceptibility to AIDS.
Yoruba: Arannílọ́wọ́
Term: Cognitive impairment (Neurology)
Definition: Difficulty in thinking, reasoning, or remembering. Some people with HIV may have cognitive impairment.
Yoruba: Ònrayè
Term: Cohort (General Medicine)
Definition: In epidemiology, a group of individuals with some characteristics in common.
Yoruba: Ẹgbẹ́
Term: Co-infection (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A person who is infected with more than one virus is said to have a coinfection.
Yoruba: Ìkóràn oníbejì
Term: Cold extremities (Haematology)
Definition: Cold extremities occur when blood vessels are constricted or slightly obstructed.
Yoruba: Mọ́wọ́-mẹsẹ̀ tutu rinrin
Term: Cold sores (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A small painful blister on or near the lips, or sometimes the nose, caused by the virus Herpes simplex.
Yoruba: Ìsìrun
Term: Colitis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of the colon.
Yoruba: Àìsàn amúfunwú
Term: Colposcopy (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: This is a procedure to closely examine the cervix, vagina and vulva for signs of disease.
Yoruba: Ìyabẹ́wò
Term: Comorbidity (Cardiology)
Definition: When a person has two or more diseases or conditions at the same time. For example, a person with high blood pressure may also have heart disease.
Yoruba: Ọlọ́pọ̀ ààrùn
Term: Complement (Haematology)
Definition: A group of proteins in normal blood serum and plasma which, in combination with antibodies, causes the destruction of antigens, particularly bacteria and foreign blood corpuscles.
Yoruba: Àkójọpọ̀ aṣàbọ̀
Term: Complement Cascade (Immunology)
Definition: A precise sequence of events, usually triggered by an antigen-antibody complex, in which each component of the complement system is activated in turn.
Yoruba: Àkójọpọ̀ aṣàbọ̀ 
 onítẹ̀léntẹ̀lé
Term: Comprehensive International Program of Research on AIDS (CIPRA) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A federal programme that provides long-term support to developing countries to conduct HIV/AIDS research relevant to their populations.
Yoruba: Àjọ CIPRA
Term: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) (Haematology)
Definition: A blood test that measures several parameters, including blood sugar (glucose), proteins, electrolytes (such as sodium and potassium), waste products (such as blood urea nitrogen [BUN] and creatinine), and enzymes.
Yoruba: Òṣùwọ̀n ìlera gbogbonìṣe
Term: Computed Tomography (CT) (General Medicine)
Definition: (Computed Tomography). Radiography (using X-rays) in which a three-dimensional image of a body structure is constructed by computer from a series of plane cross-sectional images made along an axis. Also referred to as CAT scan
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ rọ CT
Term: Computed tomography scans (Anatomy)
Definition: Computerized (or computed) tomography, and often formerly referred to as computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan, is an X-ray procedure that combines many X-ray images with the aid of a computer to generate cross-sectional views and, if needed, three-dimensional images of the internal organs and structures of the body.
Yoruba: Fọ́tò CT
Term: Concomitant drugs (Pharmacology)
Definition: Drugs that are taken together. Certain concomitant medications may have adverse interactions.
Yoruba: Òògùn àlòpọ̀
Term: Concordant couple (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Sexual partners in which both partners are infected with a sexually transmitted infection, such as HIV.
Yoruba: Alárùn kannáà
Term: Concorde study (Anatomy)
Definition: Joint French/British clinical trial of AZT in asymptomatic HIV-positive individuals.
Yoruba: Àjọ ìṣèwàdìí konkodi
Term: Condyloma (General Medicine)
Definition: A wart-like excrescence near the anus or the vulva; the flat, moist papule of secondary syphilis.
Yoruba: Ààrùn kondilómà
Term: Conjunctivitis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva, which is the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eye. Conjunctivitis is commonly caused by a bacterial or viral infection, an allergic reaction, or a blocked tear duct (in babies).
Yoruba: Àpólò
Term: Convulsion (Neurology)
Definition: This is a violent shaking, spasmodic muscular contraction; a sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders.
Yoruba: Gìrì
Term: Core protein (Infectious Disease)
Definition: As related to HIV: An integral protein of the HIV virus composed of three units, p24, p15 and p18.
Yoruba: Gbùngbùn KASA
Term: Correlates of 
 Immunity/ 
 Correlates of protection (Immunology)
Definition: The immune responses that protect an individual from a certain disease. The precise identities of the correlates of immunity in HIV are unknown.
Yoruba: Ìbáratan Àjẹsára
Term: Cramps in the Muscle (Anatomy)
Definition: A sudden painful contraction in the muscle.
Yoruba: Paja Paja
Term: Co-trimoxazole Preventive 
 Therapy (CPT) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Co-trimoxazole preventive therapy (CPT) reduces morbidity and mortality due to opportunistic infections in patients living with HIV
Yoruba: Òògùn ikọ́fe
Term: Cough (Anatomy)
Definition: A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs, typically in order to clear the airways.
Yoruba: Ikọ́
Term: Counteracting rumour (General Medicine)
Definition: This is a situation whereby rumours are discarded.
Yoruba: Ìtakò Àgbọ́sọ
Term: Creatinine (Haematology)
Definition: A protein found in muscles and blood, and excreted by the kidneys in the urine. The level of creatinine in the blood and urine provides a measure of kidney function.
Yoruba: Asòdiwọ̀n ìlera kídìnrín
Term: Cross-resistance (Pharmacology)
Definition: Resistance to one or more drugs that occurs as a result of previous exposure to a similar drug.
Yoruba: Ìtakò òògùn lápapọ̀
Term: Cross sensitivity (Pharmacology)
Definition: A sensitivity reaction to a drug that predisposes a person to react similarly to a different, but related, drug.
Yoruba: Ìṣesí òògùn lára lápapọ̀
Term: Cryotherapy (Anatomy)
Definition: A minimally invasive treatment in which liquid nitrogen or argon gas is used to freeze and destroy diseased tissue.
Yoruba: Ìfi yìnyín ṣèréera
Term: Cryptococcal meningitis (Neurology)
Definition: This causes chronic basilar granulomatous meningitis, small multiple nodules may also form.
Yoruba: Àìsàn ọpọlọ yírùnyírùn
Term: Cryptococcosis (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An infectious disease seen in HIV infected patients due to the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, which is acquired via the respiratory tract.
Yoruba: Ààrùn ìkóràn kitokoko
Term: Cryptosporidiosis (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An opportunistic infection caused by the protozoan parasite
Yoruba: Ààrùn 
 kitopórìdi
Term: Crystalluria (Pharmacology)
Definition: Crystals in the urine. (Crystals are tiny stones composed of chemicals such as calcium.) Use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs may cause crystalluria.
Yoruba: Ìtọ̀ olókúta
Term: Cutaneous (General Medicine)
Definition: Pertaining to or affecting the skin.
Yoruba: Ajẹmáwọ̀
Term: CXCR4 (Immunology)
Definition: A protein on the surface of certain immune system cells, including CD4 T lymphocytes.
Yoruba: Àbáwọlé KASA 1
Term: CYP3A4 (Haematology)
Definition: An enzyme that plays a key role in the metabolism of approximately half the drugs in use today.
Yoruba: Aṣèrànwọ́ 
 Ẹnsaimu 
 CYP3A4
Term: Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) (Anatomy)
Definition: A group of enzymes involved in the breakdown of drugs in the liver.
Yoruba: Aṣèrànwọ́ ẹnsaimu P450
Term: Cytokines (Immunology)
Definition: Immune system proteins involved in the normal regulation of the immune response.
Yoruba: Saitokin
Term: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Cytomegalovirus.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò CMV
Term: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Retinitis (Infectious Disease)
Definition: CMV retinitis is an eye disease common among people who are infected with HIV.
Yoruba: Ìfọ́jú CMV
Term: Cytomegalovirus infection (Infectious Disease)
Definition: This is a common virus that can infect almost anyone. Most people do not know they have CMV because it rarely causes symptoms.
Yoruba: Ìkóràn CMV
Term: Cytopenia (Haematology)
Definition: A lower-than-normal number of blood cells, including red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets.
Yoruba: Àdínkù hóró 
 ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Cytoplasm (Anatomy)
Definition: All of the substance of a cell other than the nucleus.
Yoruba: Oje hóró
Term: Cytotoxic (Anatomy)
Definition: An agent or process that is toxic to cells (i.e. it causes suppression of function or cell death).
Yoruba: Oró hóró
Term: Cytotoxic T 
 Lymphocyte 
 (CTL) (Immunology)
Definition: A lymphocyte that is able to kill foreign cells that have been marked for destruction by the cellular immune system.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà sójà ara
Term: DAH (Cardiology)
Definition: Disordered action of the heart
Yoruba: Ailaera okanj
Term: D and V (General Medicine)
Definition: Diarrhoea and Vomitting
Yoruba: Igbe gburu ati eebi
Term: DDS (Surgery)
Definition: Doctors of Dental Surgery
Yoruba: Dokita onise abe eyin
Term: Decubitus (General Medicine)
Definition: The position of a person who is lying down
Yoruba: Idubule eniyan
Term: Dementia (Neurology)
Definition: Chronic intellectual impairment (i.e. loss of mental capacity) with organic origins that affects a person’s ability to function in a social or occupational setting.
Yoruba: Ààrùn ònrayè
Term: Demyelination (Neurology)
Definition: Destruction, removal or loss of the myelin sheath of a nerve or nerves.
Yoruba: Ònfà ṣégeṣège ìmọ̀lára
Term: Dendrite (Cardiology)
Definition: Any of the usual branching protoplasmic processes that conduct impulses toward the body of a nerve cell.
Yoruba: Ìṣàkóso ẹka ìmọ̀lára
Term: Dendritic cell vaccine (Neurology)
Definition: An experimental vaccine that uses dendritic cells to boost the immune system.
Yoruba: Àjẹsára hóró ìmọ̀lára
Term: Dendritic cells (Immunology)
Definition: Patrolling immune system cells that may begin the HIV disease process by carrying the virus from the site of the infection to the lymph nodes, where other immune cells become infected
Yoruba: Hóró ìmọ̀lára
Term: Dengue fever (Anatomy)
Definition: This is a debilitating viral disease of the tropics, transmitted by mosquitoes, and causing sudden fever and acute pains in the joints.
Yoruba: Ibà oriìke
Term: Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) (Anatomy)
Definition: One of two types of genetic material found in all living cells and many viruses. (The other type of genetic material is RNA.)
Yoruba: DNA
Term: Department of Health and Human Services 
 (DHHS) (General Medicine)
Definition: The United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) works closely with state and local governments and many HHS-funded services are provided at the local level by state or county agencies, or through private sector grantees.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ ka ìlera àti iṣẹ́ ẹ̀dà
Term: Diabetes (Haematology)
Definition: Any disorder of metabolism causing excessive thirst and the production of large volumes of urine.
Yoruba: Ìtọ̀ súgà
Term: Dialysis (Haematology)
Definition: Mechanical process of removing waste products from blood.
Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀jẹ̀dọ̀tun
Term: Diarrhoea (General Medicine)
Definition: fluid balance, while chronic diarrhoea is due to some diseases and requires treatment and investigations.
Yoruba: Ìgbẹ́ gbuuru
Term: Didanosine (DDI, Dideoxyinosine) (Pharmacology)
Definition: Dideoxyinosine (didanosine, Videx), a nucleoside analog drug that inhibits the replication of HIV.
Yoruba: Òògùn didanosini
Term: Dideoxycytidine (DDC) (Pharmacology)
Definition: Dideoxycytidine (zalcitabine, HIVID), a nucleoside analog drug that inhibits the replication of HIV.
Yoruba: Òògùn DDC
Term: Diphtheria (Anatomy)
Definition: A serious and extremely infectious disease that attacks the upper respiratory tract and the throat.
Yoruba: Ààrùn ọ̀fun dídùn
Term: Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) (Pharmacology)
Definition: A method of drug administration in which a healthcare professional watches as a person takes each dose of a medication. administered antiretroviral therapy (DAART).
Yoruba: Ìmójútó òògùn lílò ojoojúmọ́
Term: Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) (Anatomy)
Definition: This is the name given to the tuberculosis control strategy recommended by the World Health Organization.
Yoruba: Ìṣèdarí àìsàn
Term: Discoloration (Dark Blue) (Haematology)
Definition: Cyanosis is a blueish colour to the skin or mucus membrane that is usually due to a lack of oxygen in the blood.
Yoruba: Ìṣáwọ̀ ràkọ̀ràkọ̀
Term: Discordant couple (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Discordant couples are those where one partner is HIV-infected and the other is not,.
Yoruba: Aláìlárùn kannáà
Term: Dislocation (Anatomy)
Definition: A condition in which a bone is displaced from its usual position at a joint.
Yoruba: Egun yiye
Term: Disease (General Medicine)
Definition: A disorder with specific cause (which may or may not be known) and recognizable signs and symptoms; and bodily abnormality or failure to function properly, except that resulting directly from physical injury (the latter however may open the way for disease).
Yoruba: Ààrùn
Term: Donor (Haematology)
Definition: The giver of a tissue or an organ, such as blood or kidney.
Yoruba: Olùfúnni
Term: Dorsocervical fat pad (Anatomy)
Definition: An accumulation of fat on the back of the neck between the shoulders.
Yoruba: Ọ̀ rá ẹyìn ọrùn
Term: Drugs & alcoholism isolation (Pharmacology)
Definition: A special programme for treating persons with drug or alcohol addiction problems.
Yoruba: Ìyàsọ́tọ̀ àsìlò ̣
 òògùn àti ààrùn ìmupara
Term: Drug-susceptible (Pharmacology)
Definition: When a strain of HIV is sensitive to one or more antiretroviral (ARV) drugs.
Yoruba: Ìsiṣẹ́ òògùn