temitopeolagoke/yorumed huggingface dataset:
Term: Rev (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 REV
Term: Reverse transcriptase (General Medicine)
Definition: An enzyme that permits DNA to be made, using RNA as the template..
Yoruba: Ẹ́ nsàìmù aparadà
Term: Rhesus factor (Haematology)
Definition: A group of antigens that may or may not be present on the surface of the blood cells, it forms the basis of the rhesus blood group system.
Yoruba: Ìpín résọ́ọ̀sì
Term: Rhesus negative (Haematology)
Definition: The absence of Rhesus factor on the surface of an individual’s blood cells.
Yoruba: Àìní ìpín résọ́sì
Term: Rhesus positive (Haematology)
Definition: The presence of Rhesus factor on the surface of an individual’s blood cells.
Yoruba: Níní ipin résọ́ọ̀sì
Term: Rheumatic fever (Immunology)
Definition: A non-contagious acute fever marked by inflammation and pain in the joints.
Yoruba: Ibà aromọléegun
Term: Ribonucleic acid (RNA) (Anatomy)
Definition: A nucleic acid, found mostly in the cytoplasm of cells, which is important in the synthesis of proteins.
Yoruba: Èròjà RNA
Term: Ribosome (Anatomy)
Definition: A cytoplasmic organelle composed of ribonucleic acid and protein that functions in the synthesis of protein. 
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Yoruba: Agbéròjà inú hóró
Term: Rifampicin (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Rifampicin, also known as rifampin, is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections.
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 rifampicin
Term: Right auricle (of the heart) (Cardiology)
Definition: The right auricle of the heart is a small, cone-shaped pouch which comes out from the upper and front part of the atrium and overlaps the root of the aorta. It is muscular, and pumps deoxygenated blood from the bloodstream into the heart's right ventricle.
Yoruba: Káà agbẹ́jẹ̀ apá òkè ọ̀tún
Term: Right ventricle (Cardiology)
Definition: The right ventricle pumps blood received from the vanae cavae (via the right atrium) into the pulmonary artery.
Yoruba: Káà agbẹ́jẹ̀ abèémí apá 
 ìsàlẹ̀ ọ̀tún
Term: Ritonavir (RTV) (Pharmacology)
Definition: Ritonavir (RTV) is an antiretroviral medication used along with other medications to treat  HIV/AIDS. This combination treatment is known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Often, a low dose is used with other protease inhibitors.
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 ritonavir
Term: Roots of infection (Neurology)
Definition: A root canal procedure is performed when the nerve of the tooth becomes infected or the pulp becomes damaged.
Yoruba: Gbòǹgbò ìkóràn
Term: Rubella (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: An acute contagious disease that is milder than typical measles but is damaging to a baby when occurring early in pregnancy. Can cause a flulike disease with joint pain in adults.
Yoruba: Ààrùn *
 Rubella
Term: Ryan white CARE 
 Act (Infectious Disease)
Definition: The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS 
 Resources Emergency (CARE) Act of 1990 represents the largest dollar investment made by the US Congress to date specifically for the provision of services for people with HIV infection.
Yoruba: Òfin Ryan white
Term: Saquinavir (SQV) (Pharmacology)
Definition: Saquinavir (SQV) is an antiretroviral drug used together with other medications to treat or prevent HIV/AIDS.
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 Saquinavir
Term: Sarcoma (Neurology)
Definition: One of a group of tumors usually arising from connective tissues..
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ iṣu ara
Term: Sac (General Medicine)
Definition: A part of the body shaped like a bag
Yoruba: Apo inu
Term: Saccharo (General Medicine)
Definition: Sugar
Yoruba: Suga
Term: SAD (General Medicine)
Definition: Seasonal Affective Disorder
Yoruba: Aisan asiko
Term: Sadism (General Medicine)
Definition: A sexual condition in which a person finds sexual pleasure in hurting others.
Yoruba: Ibalopo ika
Term: Saggital (General Medicine)
Definition: The division of the body from the front to the back, dividing it from left to right
Yoruba: Ipin ara
Term: Saline (General Medicine)
Definition: Referring or containing salt
Yoruba: Iyo
Term: Saliva (General Medicine)
Definition: A fluid in the mouth
Yoruba: Ito
Term: Salve (General Medicine)
Definition: An Ointment
Yoruba: Ororo
Term: Sandfly fever (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A virus infection
Yoruba: Kokoro
Term: Sangui (Haematology)
Definition: Relating to blood
Yoruba: Eje
Term: Scarlet fever (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Infectious disease caused by a bacterium called group A streptococcus.
Yoruba: Iba amúnipọ́n
Term: Screening of blood (Haematology)
Definition: This is the process of exposing a sample of the blood specimen to investigative analysis for the detection of relevant infections that may disqualify the specimen for clinical use.
Yoruba: Yíyẹ̀jẹ̀wò
Term: Screening test (General Medicine)
Definition: This is a test designed to identify those that are not affected by a disease.
Yoruba: Yíyẹ̀wò
Term: Scrotum (General Medicine)
Definition: It is a pouch that hangs below the penis and contains the testes. It consists of an outer thin, widely wrinkled skin.
Yoruba: Ẹpọ̀n
Term: Seborrheic (Anatomy)
Definition: Excessive secretion of sebum by the sebaceous gland..
Yoruba: Ẹsẹ́ ọ̀rá
Term: Seborrheic dermatitis (General Medicine)
Definition: A chronic inflammatory disease of the skin of unknown etiology (i.e. cause or origin) characterized by moderate erythema; dry, moist or greasy scaling; and yellow crusted patches on various areas.
Yoruba: Ààrùn ẹsẹ́ ọ̀rá
Term: Second-line Treatment (General Medicine)
Definition: Treatment that is given when initial treatment (first-line therapy) does not work, or stops working.
Yoruba: Ìtọ́jú onípele kejì
Term: Sedative medications (Neurology)
Definition: Sedatives encompass a wide variety of drugs with different mechanisms of action that can induce depression of the central nervous system (CNS).
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 ifinilọ́kànbalẹ̀
Term: Self genital examination (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A genital self examination is used to check for signs and symptoms that might indicate the presence of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) or to find any abnormalities.
Yoruba: Ìyẹ abẹ́ araẹni wò
Term: Semen (Anatomy)
Definition: The fluid that is released through the penis during orgasm. Semen is made up of fluid secreted by the prostate gland and seminal vesicles with a small contribution from Cowper’s glands.
Yoruba: Àtọ̀
Term: Septicaemia (Haematology)
Definition: The multiplication of pathogenic organisms or their toxins in the blood along with signs of clinical infection.
Yoruba: Oró inú ẹjẹ̀
Term: Seroconversion (Neurology)
Definition: The development of antibodies to a particular antigen. When people develop antibodies to HIV or an experimental HIV vaccine, they "seroconvert" from antibody-negative to antibody-positive.
Yoruba: Aṣàfihàn nínú 
 ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Serologic test (Haematology)
Definition: Any of a number of tests that are performed on the clear portion of blood (serum). Often refers to a test that determines the presence of antibodies to antigens such as viruses.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Seroprevalence (Haematology)
Definition: As related to HIV infection: The proportion of persons who have serologic (i.e. pertaining to serum) evidence of HIV infection at any given time.
Yoruba: Ònka àìsàn aṣàfihàn nínú 
 ẹjẹ
Term: Serostatus (Haematology)
Definition: Result of a test for specific antibodies. The state of either having or not having detectable antibodies against a specific antigen, as measured by a blood test (serologic test).
Yoruba: Ipo aṣàfihàn àìsàn inu ẹjẹ
Term: Serum (Haematology)
Definition: The clear, thin and sticky fluid portion of the blood that remains after coagulation. Serum contains no blood cells, platelets or fibrinogen.
Yoruba: Omi ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Severe Acute 
 Respiratory 
 Syndrome (SARS) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a serious form of pneumonia. It is caused by a virus that was first identified in 2003..
Yoruba: Ààrùn SARS
Term: Severe anaemia (Haematology)
Definition: Extreme reduction in the number of circulating red blood cells (RBCs), the amount of haemoglobin, or the volume 
 of packed red blood cells (haematocrit).
Yoruba: Aìtó ẹ̀jẹ̀ 
 paraku
Term: Severe dehydration (General Medicine)
Definition: Extreme shortage of fluids within the body.
Yoruba: Àìsàn ìgbẹmi ara
Term: Severe exudative pharyngitis (Immunology)
Definition: Severe inflammation of the pharynx (throat). Symptoms may include: enlarged or sore areas in your throat that might be uncomfortable when swallowing food or water.
Yoruba: Òfun ̣ dídùn
Term: Sexually 
 Transmitted 
 Disease (STD) (General Medicine)
Definition: Also called venereal disease. A contagious disease usually acquired by sexual intercourse or genital contact. Historically, the five venereal diseases are: gonorrhoea, syphilis, chancroid, 
 granuloma inguinale and lymphogranuloma venereum.
Yoruba: Ààrún 
 ìbálòpọ̀
Term: Shingles (Anatomy)
Definition: Herpes Varicella Zoster Virus.
Yoruba: Aléfọ́ ọlọ́jàá
Term: SHIV (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Genetically engineered hybrid virus having a HIV envelope and a SIV core.
Yoruba: Àkàndá KASA
Term: Shortness of breath (General Medicine)
Definition: Difficulty in breathing. Medically referred to as dyspnea.
Yoruba: Àìlèmíkanlẹ̀
Term: Sickle cell (Haematology)
Definition: A red blood cell that is crescentshaped as a result of an inherited mutation in the cell's haemoglobin.
Yoruba: Làkúègbé/ Fòníkúfọ̀ladìde
Term: Simian 
 Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) (Immunology)
Definition: An HIV-like virus that infects monkeys, chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates.
Yoruba: KASA ara 
 ọ̀bọ
Term: Simple medication (Pharmacology)
Definition: Medication (also called medicine or pharmaceutical drugs) is the use of licensed drugs to treat or cure an illness. Some drugs are freely sold.
Yoruba: Òògùn ìtọ́jú pérété
Term: Skin peeling (General Medicine)
Definition: Peeling skin is unintended damage to and loss of the upper layer of your skin (epidermis).
Yoruba: Ara Sísí
Term: Skin scraping (General Medicine)
Definition: Skin scraping is a technique in dermatology that is applied in a high proportion of cases to obtain samples of the uppermost layers of the skin for analysis.
Yoruba: Ayẹ̀wò ajẹmọ́ ara híha
Term: Smallpox (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Highly contagious disease caused by a poxvirus and marked by fever and the formation of scar-pustules. A worldwide inoculation programme has almost eradicated the poxvirus from the human population.
Yoruba: Ìgbóná
Term: Sperm (Anatomy)
Definition: Also called semen: (1) the generative substance of male animals. (2) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.
Yoruba: Àtọ̀
Term: Spinal tap (Neurology)
Definition: A lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap, is a medical procedure in which a needle is inserted into the spine, most commonly to collect cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic testing.
Yoruba: Igba-oje ọpa 
 ẹ̀yìn
Term: Spleen (Haematology)
Definition: A ductless vascular organ in the left upper abdomen of humans and other vertebrates that helps to destroy old red blood cells, form lymphocytes, and store blood.
Yoruba: Ọlọ inú
Term: Splenomegaly (Immunology)
Definition: An enlarged spleen.
Yoruba: Ọlọ-inú fífẹ̀
Term: Sputum (General Medicine)
Definition: Substance coughed up from the respiratory tract and usually ejected by mouth, e.g. saliva, phlegm, or mucus.
Yoruba: Kẹ̀lẹ̀bẹ̀
Term: Sputum for gene expert testing (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A sample of phlegm that is collected for laboratory testing from a patient with suspected tuberculosis.
Yoruba: Ìṣàyẹ̀wò 
 kẹ̀lẹ̀bẹ̀
Term: Stage I-IV cancer (General Medicine)
Definition: a cancer has developed by spreading. Contemporary practice is to assign a number from I-IV to a cancer, with I being an isolated cancer and IV being a cancer which has spread to the limit of what the assessment measures.
Yoruba: Ìpele kìíní sí 
  Ìkerin J̣ ẹjẹrẹ
Term: Statistical significance (General Medicine)
Definition: A term based on statistical tests that is used to denote the probability that the observed association could have occurred by chance alone..
Yoruba: Ìsirò alámì
Term: Stavudine (D4T) (Pharmacology)
Definition: Stavudine (D4T) is a HIV treatment drug which works by inhibiting HIV replication.
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 safudini
Term: Stem cell (Anatomy)
Definition: An undifferentiated cell that is able to renew itself and produce all specialized cells within an organ.
Yoruba: Hóró òpá igi
Term: Stevens-Johnson 
 Syndrome (Cardiology)
Definition: A severe and sometimes fatal form of erythema multiforme that is characterized by conjunctivitis (eye inflammation) and often results in blindness, Vincent's angina (trench mouth) and ulceration of the genitals and anus.
Yoruba: Àìsàn Steven Johnson
Term: Stigmatization (General Medicine)
Definition: This is an act of characterizing something as disgraceful.
Yoruba: Àdẹ́yẹsí
Term: Stomatitis (Immunology)
Definition: Any of the numerous inflammatory diseases of the mouth having various causes, such as mechanical trauma, irritants, allergy, vitamin deficicency or infection.
Yoruba: Egbò ẹnu
Term: Stool test (General Medicine)
Definition: A stool analysis is a series of tests done on a stool (faeces) sample to help diagnose certain conditions affecting the digestive tract.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò ìgbẹ́
Term: Stooling (General Medicine)
Definition: Faeces discharged from the anus.
Yoruba: Ìgbé gbuuru
Term: Stratification (General Medicine)
Definition: A layered configuration.
Yoruba: Ìsọdìpele
Term: Strengthening 
 Nigeria HIV/AIDS 
 Response (SNR) (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Multi-level systems support for integrated delivery of HIV/AIDS services in Nigeria.
Yoruba: Ìkúnpá KASA 
 àti àrùn ìṣọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára ní Nigeria
Term: Stroke (Neurology)
Definition: The sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen caused by blockage of blood to the brain. It is a sudden attack of weakness affecting one side of the body.
Yoruba: Rọmọlápá-
 rọmọlẹ́sẹ̀/Ààr ùn ẹ̀gbà
Term: Subarachnoid space (Neurology)
Definition: The space through which the spinal fluid circulates.
Yoruba: Àyè oje ọ̀pá ẹ̀yìn
Term: Subclinical infection (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An infection or phase of infection, without readily apparent symptoms or signs of disease.
Yoruba: Ìkóràn aláìlámì
Term: Subcutaneous (General Medicine)
Definition: Beneath or introduced beneath the skin (e.g. subcutaneous injections).
Yoruba: Ìsàlẹ̀ àwọ̀-ara
Term: Substitution treatment (Pharmacology)
Definition: Substitution treatment is a  medical treatment that involves replacing an illegal opioid, such as heroin, with a longer acting but less euphoric opioid; methadone or buprenorphine are typically used and the drugs are taken under medical supervision.
Yoruba: Ìtọ́jú ìfidípò
Term: Subunit HIV vaccine (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A genetically engineered vaccine that is based on only part of the HIV molecule.
Yoruba: Ìyàtọ̀ ajẹsára 
 KASA
Term: Sudan Ebola Virus (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Ebola virus found in Sudan. 
 A virus of the genus Ebolavirus is a member of the species Sudan ebolavirus if it is endemic in Sudan and/or Uganda.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò Ebola Sudan
Term: Sulfa drug (Pharmacology)
Definition: Any of a class of synthetic chemical substances derived from sulfanilamide and used to treat bacterial infections. These drugs inhibit the action of paraaminobenzoic acid, a substance bacteria need in order to reproduce. Sulfa drugs are used primarily in the treatment of urinary tract infections and ulcerative colitis.
Yoruba: Oògùn sulfa
Term: Sulfonamides (Pharmacology)
Definition: Sulfonamide (or called sulphonamide, sulfa drugs, sulpha drugs) is the basis of several groups of drugs.
Yoruba: Oògùn sulfanami de
Term: Superantigen (Immunology)
Definition: Investigators have proposed that a molecule known as a superantigen, either made by HIV or an unrelated agent, may stimulate massive quantities of CD4+ T cells at once, rendering them highly susceptible to HIV infection and subsequent cell death.
Yoruba: Ògbólógbòó 
 àjèjì adáralóró
Term: Suppressor T cells (Immunology)
Definition: (T8, CD8) Subset of T cells that halt antibody production and other immune responses.
Yoruba: Hóró T 
 Alátẹ̀rí
Term: Surrogate marker (General Medicine)
Definition: A parameter that can serve as a substitute for an endpoint of interest.
Yoruba: Atọ́ka Ìrọ́pó
Term: Surveillance (General Medicine)
Definition: Close or continuous observation or testing (e.g. serosurveillance) used, among others, in epidemiology.
Yoruba: Ìtọpinpin
Term: Survivor of EVD (Infectious Disease)
Definition: One who survived the Ebola virus. A person who recovered from a confirmed infection with the Ebola virus.
Yoruba: Alárùlà Ebola
Term: SWAAN (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Acronym for Society for Women and AIDS in Africa.
Yoruba: Ẹgbẹ́ SWAAN
Term: Swab (Pharmacology)
Definition: A small piece of absorbent material attached to the end of a stick or wire and used for cleansing of a surface, applying medicine, or collecting a sample of a substance.
Yoruba: Òwú ìsètọ́jú
Term: Syncytia (Anatomy)
Definition: ("Giant Cells") Dysfunctional multicellular clumps formed by cellto-cell fusion. Cells infected with HIV may also fuse with nearby uninfected cells, forming balloon-like giant cells called syncytia. In test tube experiments, these giant cells have been associated with the death of uninfected cells.
Yoruba: Àpapọ̀ hóró (Òmìrán)
Term: Syphilis (General Medicine)
Definition: A sexually transmitted disease caused by a spirochaete bacteria called Treponema pallidum, resulting in the formation of lesions throughout the body.
Yoruba: Sífílì
Term: Syringe (Surgery)
Definition: A tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream, used for cleaning wounds or body cavities, or fitted with a hollow needle for injecting or withdrawing fluids.
Yoruba: Abẹ́rẹ́
Term: Systemic drug 
 allergy (Immunology)
Definition: An unpredictable, generalized adverse 
 reaction due to the triggering of an immune-mediated inflammatory process by a medication.
Yoruba: Ìlòdìsóògùn akárí-ara
Term: Systole (Cardiology)
Definition: Systole is a regular contraction of the heart. OR simply means when the heart pumps.
Yoruba: Ìgba ìfúnpọ̀ 
 Ọkàn
Term: T lymphocytes (Immunology)
Definition: A lymphocyte of a type produced or processed by the thymus gland and actively participating in the immune response.
Yoruba: Hóró omi ara T
Term: Table cover/mat (General Medicine)
Definition: This is a material used for covering a table.
Yoruba: Abotábìlì
Term: Tablet (Anatomy)
Definition: A small solid pill containing a measured medicinal dose, usually intended to be taken orally.
Yoruba: Òògùn oníhóró
Term: Tai Forest 
 Ebola virus TAFV (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Ebola Virus found in Tai Forest.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò Ebola 
 Taiforest
Term: Tat (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. The tat gene is thought to enhance virus replication.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yọ́-ìran TAT
Term: Teratogenicity (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: The production of physical defects in offspring in utero (i.e. causing birth defects).
Yoruba: Oyún /Ọlẹ̀ alábàwọ́n
Term: Therapeutic HIV 
 vaccine (Immunology)
Definition: A vaccine designed to boost the immune response to HIV in persons already infected with the virus.
Yoruba: Òògùn àjẹsára KASA
Term: Therapy (General Medicine)
Definition: The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment.
Yoruba: Ìtọ́jú àlera
Term: Thiacetazone (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Used in the treatment of tuberculosis
Yoruba: Òògùn Iko’fe
 `
Term: Third-line treatment (Anatomy)
Definition: Sometimes called salvage or rescue therapy, is a term describing treatment regimens for people who have few or limited antiHIV drug options.
Yoruba: Ìpele ìtọ́jú kẹta
Term: Throat (Anatomy)
Definition: The throat is the anterior (front) portion of the neck beginning at the back of the neck.
Yoruba: Ọ̀ fun
Term: Thrombo- cytopenia (Haematology)
Definition: A decreased number of blood platelets (cells important for blood clotting).
Yoruba: Àdínkù hóró 
 amẹ́jẹ̀dì
Term: Thrush (General Medicine)
Definition: Sore patches in the mouth caused by the fungus Candida albicans.
Yoruba: Egbò tì ò máa ńwà ní ẹnu
Term: Thymosin (Immunology)
Definition: A polypeptide hormone of the thymus that influences the maturation of T cells destined for an active role in cellmediated immunity.
Yoruba: Homonu amú hóró T dàgbà
Term: Thymus (Immunology)
Definition: A mass of glandular tissue located in the neck or chest of most vertebrates.
Yoruba: Ẹsẹ́ ọrùn
Term: Tissue (Neurology)
Definition: A collection of similar cells acting together to perform a particular function. There are four basic tissues in the body: epithelial, connective, muscle and nerve.
Yoruba: Ìmọ́lára
Term: Titer (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: (Also "titre") A laboratory measurement of the amount (or concentration) of a given compound in solution.
Yoruba: Òsùnwọ̀n
Term: Toremifene (Anatomy)
Definition: An oral selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) which helps to oppose the actions of estrogen in the body.
Yoruba: Alátakò Esfrogen
Term: Total Lymphocyte Count (TLC) (Haematology)
Definition: A lymphocyte is one of the subtypes of white blood cell in a vertebrate’s immune system.
Yoruba: Àpapò ónkà Hóró T
Term: Toxic epidermal necrolysis (Pharmacology)
Definition: Toxic epidermal necrolysis also known as Lyell’s syndrome is a rare, life- threatening skin condition that is usually caused by a reaction to drugs.
Yoruba: Ìdíbàjé àwọ̀  ̣ ajẹmó-̣oró
Term: Toxicity (Anatomy)
Definition: Degree of virulence of a toxic microbe or the degree of being harmful to the body of a poison; the capacity of a drug to damage body tissue or seriously impair body functions.
Yoruba: Oró
Term: Toxoplasmosis (Haematology)
Definition: Toxoplasmosis is an infection that is caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Yoruba: Àrùn toxoplasmosis
Term: Transaminase (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A liver enzyme. A laboratory test that measures transaminase levels is used to assess the health of the liver.
Yoruba: Ẹsáìmù ẹ̀dọ̀
Term: Transfusion (Haematology)
Definition: The transfer of blood or blood products from one person (the donor) into the circulation of the patient (the recipient) whose blood is deficient in quantity or quality through accident or disease.
Yoruba: Gbígbà ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Tricuspid valve (Cardiology)
Definition: A heart valve consisting three flaps that prevent blood from flowing back into the right atrium when the right ventricle contracts.
Yoruba: Fáàfù ọkan oní káàmẹ́ta
Term: Tropical fever (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Tropical fevers are defined as infections that are prevalent in, or are unique to tropical and subtropical regions..
Yoruba: Ibà ilẹ̀ olóoru
Term: Tuberculosis (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Active disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Yoruba: Ikọ́ ife
Term: Typhoid fever (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A serious and sometimes fatal bacterial infection of the digestive system, caused by ingesting food or water contaminated with the bacillus Salmonella typhi.
Yoruba: Ibà jẹ̀funjẹ̀fun
Term: Ulnar Pulse (Cardiology)
Definition: A secondary pulse in the wrist, taken near the inner edge of the forearm
Yoruba: Eemi orun owo
Term: Ultra filtration (Haematology)
Definition: The process of filtering blood to remove tiny particles
Yoruba: Eje yiyo
Term: Umblical (General Medicine)
Definition: Referring to the navel
Yoruba: Idodo
Term: Umblibal cord (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A cord containing two arteries and one vein which links the fetus inside the uterus to the plancenta
Yoruba: Okun idodo
Term: Uncus (Neurology)
Definition: A part of the cerebral hemispere
Yoruba: Eya opolo
Term: Umbo (General Medicine)
Definition: A part of the ear
Yoruba: Eya eti
Term: underhydration (General Medicine)
Definition: The condition of having too little water in the body
Yoruba: Ailomilara
Term: Ungual (General Medicine)
Definition: Referring to fingernails and toenails
Yoruba: Eekana owo ati eekana ese
Term: Unguetum (General Medicine)
Definition: An ointment
Yoruba: Ororo
Term: Unguis (General Medicine)
Definition: Same as nail
Yoruba: eekana
Term: Ulcer (General Medicine)
Definition: An open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane which fails to heal.
Yoruba: Ọgbẹ́
Term: Undulant fever (Anatomy)
Definition: Also known as Brucellosis, it is an infectious disease caused by various species of bacteria of the genus Brucella transmitted to humans from lower animals, especially, cattle, dogs and goats.
Yoruba: Ajẹmo 
 brucella
Term: Unigold (Infectious Disease)
Definition: This is a patented test kit used in running rapid HIV test in hospitals.
Yoruba: Irinṣẹ́ ìsáré 
 ṣàyẹ̀wò KASA
Term: UNMEER (Infectious Disease)
Definition: United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response.
Yoruba: Ajọ 
 UNMEER
Term: Urinalysis (General Medicine)
Definition: The analysis of the physical, chemical, and microbiological properties of urine, carried out to help diagnose disease, monitor treatment, or detect the presence of a specific substance.
Yoruba: Ìyẹ̀tọ̀wò
Term: Urine (Anatomy)
Definition: The fluid excreted by the kidneys which contains many of the body’s waste products.
Yoruba: Ìtọ̀
Term: Urticaria (Infectious Disease)
Definition: It is commonly referred to as hives, is a kind of skin rash notable for pale red, raised, itchy bumps.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ gbẹ̀sì
Term: Uterus (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity of female mammals in which the fertilized egg implants and develops. Also called womb.
Yoruba: Ilé ọmọnú
Term: UTI (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Urinary Tract Infections
Yoruba: Kokoro oju ara
Term: Vaccination (Anatomy)
Definition: It is an active immunization in which dead or weakened microorganisms are introduced into the body.
Yoruba: Ìgba abẹ́rẹ́ àjẹsára
Term: Vaccine (Immunology)
Definition: A substance that contains antigenic components from an infectious organism. By stimulating an immune response (but not disease).
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 àjẹsára
Term: Vagina (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: The muscular canal that extends from the cervix to the outside of the body.
Yoruba: Òbò/Ojú ara obìnrin
Term: Vaginal secretions (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: This is the variable amounts of secretions from the glands in the vagina and cervix.
Yoruba: Oje ojú òbò
Term: Variable antibody region (Immunology)
Definition: The part of an antibody's structure that differs from one antibody to another.
Yoruba: Agbègbè 
 ìdáyàtọ̀ sójà ara
Term: Varicose vein (Cardiology)
Definition: A condition in which the surface veins, especially of the legs, become knotted and swollen, as a result of flaws in the valves of the affected veins.
Yoruba: Nínú òpójè agbẹ́jẹ́ wọlé
Term: Vector (Immunology)
Definition: A nonpathogenic bacterium or virus used to transport an antigen into the body to stimulate protective immunity (e.g. in a vaccine).
Yoruba: Alákòóká ààrùn
Term: Vein (Cardiology)
Definition: A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart.
Yoruba: Òpójè ̣
Term: Velum (Anatomy)
Definition: A thin layer of tissue that covers or separates something.
Yoruba: Àwọ̀n inú ara
Term: Vertical transmission (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: An infection caused by bacteria, viruses, or in rare cases, parasites transmitted directly from the mother to an embryo, foetus, or baby during pregnancy or childbirth.
Yoruba: Ìtànkálẹ̀ olóròó
Term: VF (Cardiology)
Definition: Referring to someone whose heart is no longer able to beat
Yoruba: Ailemi
Term: Viral (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Of or pertaining to a virus.
Yoruba: Ajẹmọ́ kòkòrò
Term: Viral burden (Haematology)
Definition: The amount of HIV virus in the circulating blood..
Yoruba: Òǹka kòkòrò KASA
Term: Viral culture (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A laboratory method for growing viruses.
Yoruba: Ìfúrúgbìn kòkòrò
Term: Viral load (Haematology)
Definition: A count of the amount of HIV virus in the blood. It is measured in copies per millilitre and gives an idea of how active the virus is.
Yoruba: Òǹkà kòkòrò
Term: Viremia 
 (Alternative spelling is Viraemia) (Haematology)
Definition: The presence of virus in the bloodstream.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò inú 
 ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Virion (Anatomy)
Definition: A virus particle existing freely outside a host cell. A mature virus.
Yoruba: Ẹyọ hóró kòkòrò
Term: Virology (Infectious Disease)
Definition: The study of viruses and viral diseases.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ kọ́ nípa kòkòrò
Term: Virucide (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Any agent that destroys or inactivates a virus.
Yoruba: Apa kòkòrò
Term: Virus (Anatomy)
Definition: A self-replicating, infectious, nucleic acid-protein complex that requires an intact host cell for its replication; its genome is either DNA or RNA.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò
Term: Virus natural reservoir (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A natural reservoir or nidus (the latter from the Latin word for “nest”) is the long- . term host of a pathogen of an infectious disease
Yoruba: Níní aajọ ara
Term: Visceral (Anatomy)
Definition: Pertaining to the major internal organs.
Yoruba: Ajẹmọ́ ẹ̀yà inú ara
Term: Vitelline Sac (Haematology)
Definition: A sac attached to an embryo where the blood cells first form
Yoruba: Ibi iseda eje
Term: Vitrectomy (Surgery)
Definition: A surgical operation some or all of the vitreous humour of the eye
Yoruba: Ise abe oju
Term: Volar (General Medicine)
Definition: Referring to the palm of the hand of the palm of the hand or the sole of the feet.
Yoruba: Atele owo ati atele ese
Term: Volsella (Surgery)
Definition: A type of surgical forceps with claw-like hooks at the end of each arm
Yoruba: Eroja iuse abe
Term: Vomica (Anatomy)
Definition: The act of vomiting pus from the throat or lungs
Yoruba: Aisan oyun onafun
Term: Vulva (General Medicine)
Definition: The female external genitalia.
Yoruba: Ojú-òbò
Term: Vulvitis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of the vulva causing intense irritation
Yoruba: Isoro abe
Term: Wad (Surgery)
Definition: A pad of material used to put on a wound
Term: Wean (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: To make a baby stop breastfeeding
Yoruba: Idaduro oyan fun omo titun
Term: Western bslot test (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A laboratory test for the presence of specific antibodies, more accurate than the ELISA test.
Yoruba: Àkànṣe àyẹ̀wò sójà ara
Term: Wheezing (Anatomy)
Definition: A whistling noise in the chest during breathing. Wheezing occurs as a result of the narrowing of the air waves. They are commonly heard in patients with asthma.
Yoruba: Mí gulegule
Term: White blood cell (Haematology)
Definition: One of the cells the body makes to help fight infections.
Yoruba: Hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ funfun
Term: Xanthoma (General Medicine)
Definition: A yellow fatty mass, often on the eyelids and hands, found in people with a high level of cholesterol.
Yoruba: Àisan ororo oju
Term: Xeroderma (General Medicine)
Definition: A skin disorder where dry scales form on the skin.
Yoruba: Aisan awo gbigbe
Term: Xerosis (General Medicine)
Definition: Extreme dryness of skin or mocous membrane
Yoruba: Àwò gbígbe̩
Term: X-ray (Anatomy)
Definition: A photograph taken with a machine to show bones and tissues.
Yoruba: Àwòrán inú yíyà
Term: X-ray Imaging (General Medicine)
Definition: The process of showing x-ray pictures of the inside of the part of the body on the screen.
Yoruba: Yíyà àwòrán inú
Term: Xylose (Haematology)
Definition: A pentose which as not been metabolized.
Yoruba: Èròjà ara tí kò dì túká
Term: Yellow Atrophy (Anatomy)
Definition: An old name for severe damage to the liver.
Yoruba: Àìsàn èdò
Term: Yersinia Pestis (General Medicine)
Definition: A bacterium which causes plague.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò tí ó ń fa àrùn
Term: Zidovudine (Pharmacology)
Definition: A drug used in the treatment of AIDS, it helps to slow the process of disease.
Yoruba: Ògùn KASA
Term: Zimmer Frame (Neurology)
Definition: A mental frame used by people who have difficulty in walking.
Yoruba: Fíràmù o̩po̩lo̩ fún àwon aláìlésè
Term: Zoonosis (General Medicine)
Definition: A disease which a human can contact from an animal.
Yoruba: Àìsàn Eranko
Term: Z-Plasty (Surgery)
Definition: A technique used in plastic surgery.
Yoruba: Ònà isé abe̩ oníke
Term: Zygomatic Bone (Anatomy)
Definition: A bone which forms the prominent part of thre cheek and the lower part of the eye socket.
Yoruba: Egungun ojú
Term: Zygomicosis (Haematology)
Definition: A disease caused by a fungus which infects the blood vessels in the lungs.
Yoruba: Àìsàn èjè