temitopeolagoke/yorumed huggingface dataset:
Term: Dried Blood Spot (DBS) (Haematology)
Definition: This is a blood test to detect HIV infection on children.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò KASA lára ọmọdé
Term: Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) (Anatomy)
Definition: A test that uses low-dose X-rays to measure bone mineral density, including calcium content, in a section of bone.
Yoruba: Ààrùn DEXA
Term: Dual-tropic virus (Anatomy)
Definition: A strain of HIV that can enter and infect a host cell by binding to either the CCR5 or CXCR4 receptor on the host cell.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà KASA agba èyíkèyí ọ̀nà wọ hóró
Term: Dyslipidemia (Haematology)
Definition: Abnormal levels of lipids (fats), including cholesterol and triglycerides, in the blood. Dyslipidemia can refer to either decreased or elevated levels of lipids. Dyslipidemia may be an adverse effect of some antiretroviral (ARV) drugs.
Yoruba: Àìbámu ọ̀rá 
 inú-ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Dysplasia (Neurology)
Definition: The enlargement of an organ or tissue by the proliferation of cells of an abnormal type, as a developmental disorder or an early stage in the development of cancer.
Yoruba: Ààrùn ìtóbi èyà arạ
Term: Dyspnea (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Difficult or laboured breathing.
Yoruba: Ìmí ìnira
Term: Ear Ache (General Medicine)
Definition: A pain in the ear
Yoruba: Eti riro
Term: Early Detection (General Medicine)
Definition: Identification of a specific disease at an early stage in the natural history of the disease.
Yoruba: Àtètèmọ̀ àìsàn
Term: Ebola Restriction (Infectious Disease)
Definition: This is a rapid response of aid workers to reduce the spread of Ebola.
Yoruba: Dídásí Ebola
Term: Ecchymoses (PL) (General Medicine)
Definition: Bruise, area of discolouration on the skin caused by a blow, contusion.
Yoruba: Ìdáranjẹ̀
Term: Ecchymosis (SG) (General Medicine)
Definition: A blue or purplish bruise that results from bleeding under the skin.
Yoruba: Ìdáranjẹ̀
Term: Edema (Anatomy)
Definition: Abnormal swelling caused by excess accumulation of fluid in tissues or body cavities.
Yoruba: Ìdi omi sára
Term: Efavirenz (EFV) (Pharmacology)
Definition: Efavirenz (EFV) is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Yoruba: Òògùn EFV
Term: Electrolytes (General Medicine)
Definition: A chemical compound that separates into ions in a solution or when molten, and is able to conduct electricity.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ lẹ́tóláìtì
Term: ELISA Test (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) A laboratory test to determine the presence of antibodies to HIV in the blood.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò ELISA
Term: Elite controllers (Pharmacology)
Definition: A very small subset of people infected with HIV who are able to maintain suppressed viral loads for years without antiretroviral (ARV) drugs..
Yoruba: Ẹgbẹ́ arówólò adójútòògùn 
 KASA
Term: Embryo (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: In humans, an infant developing in the uterus (womb) from conception until about the third month of pregnancy.
Yoruba: Ọlẹ̀
Term: Emergency department (General Medicine)
Definition: The department of a hospital responsible for an unexpected and sudden event that must be dealt with urgently.
Yoruba: Ẹka pàjáwìrì
Term: Emotional stress (General Medicine)
Definition: Signs of stress are different in everyone, with some people expressing more physical signs.
Yoruba: Ìmọ̀lára ìdàmú
Term: Empirical therapy (General Medicine)
Definition: Empiric therapy or empirical therapy is therapy based on experience and, more specifically, therapy begun on the basis of a clinical educated guess in the absence of complete or perfect information.
Yoruba: Ìtọ́jú àfojúrí
Term: Encephalitis (Neurology)
Definition: Inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a viral infection.
Yoruba: Ọpọlọ wíwú
Term: Encephalopathy (Neurology)
Definition: Abnormality of structure of function involving the brain.
Yoruba: Ààrùn ọpọlọ
Term: End of life/ Support care (General Medicine)
Definition: This refers to health care, not only of patients in the final hours or days of their lives, but more broadly care of all those with a terminal illness or terminal disease condition that has become advanced, progressive and incurable.
Yoruba: Ìtọ́jú àtisùn
Term: Endemic (General Medicine)
Definition: When a disease occurs frequently and at a predictable rate in a specific location or population.
Yoruba: Àtànká agbègbè
Term: Endogenous (General Medicine)
Definition: Relating to or produced by the body.
Yoruba: Àtinúwá
Term: Endoscopy (Anatomy)
Definition: Viewing the inside of a body cavity (e.g. colon) with an endoscope, a device using flexible fibre optics.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ rọ ìwonúara
Term: Endotoxin (Anatomy)
Definition: A toxin present inside a bacterial cell.
Yoruba: Oró inú hóró
Term: End-stage disease (General Medicine)
Definition: Final period or phase in the course of a disease leading to a person's death.
Yoruba: Òpin ààrùn
Term: End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) (Anatomy)
Definition: The most severe stage of liver disease, at which point the liver is barely functioning, if at all. The treatment for end-stage liver disease (ESLD) is a liver transplant.
Yoruba: Òpin ìsiṣẹ́ ẹ̀dọ̀
Term: End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) (Anatomy)
Definition: The most severe stage of kidney (renal) disease at which point the kidneys are barely functioning, if at all.
Yoruba: Òpin ìsiṣẹ́ kídìnrín
Term: Enteric (Anatomy)
Definition: Pertaining to the intestines.
Yoruba: Ajẹmọ́fun
Term: Enteric-Coated (EC) (Anatomy)
Definition: When a tablet or capsule is coated with a substance that prevents the medication from being released until it reaches the small intestine where it can then be absorbed.
Yoruba: Òògùn ajẹmọ́fun
Term: Enteritis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of the intestine.
Yoruba: Ìfun wíwú
Term: Envelope (HIV) (Anatomy)
Definition: The outer coat, or envelope, of HIV is composed of two layers of fat-like molecules called lipids taken from the membranes of human cells.
Yoruba: Èèpo KASA
Term: Enzyme (General Medicine)
Definition: A protein that, in small amounts, speeds up the rate of a biological reaction without itself being used up in the reaction (i.e. it acts as a catalyst).
Yoruba: Ẹnsaimu
Term: Eosinophil (Haematology)
Definition: A type of white blood cell, called granulocyte, that can digest microorganisms. The granules can be stained by the acid dye, eosin, for microscopic examination.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ funfun
Term: Eosinophilia (Haematology)
Definition: An abnormal increase of eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood, tissues, or organs.
Yoruba: Àìsàn ẹ̀yà hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ funfun
Term: Eosinophilic 
 Folliculitis (EF) (Immunology)
Definition: A rare, severe type of folliculitis (inflammation of hair follicles) characterized by itchy bumps or pusfilled sores on the face, chest, back, or arms.
Yoruba: Ètútú ara
Term: Epidemic (General Medicine)
Definition: An outbreak of a disease that spreads more quickly and more extensively among a group of people than would normally be expected.
Yoruba: Àjàkálẹ̀ ààrùn
Term: Epidemic prone disease (General Medicine)
Definition: Disease that is normally absent from a community or present at a low to moderate level but which can suddenly become epidemic.
Yoruba: Àìsàn afajàkálẹ̀ ààrùn
Term: Epidemic threshold (General Medicine)
Definition: Critical incidence specified a priori, which, if exceeded, triggers a declaration of an epidemic or predetermined public health responses.
Yoruba: Ìloro àjàkálẹ̀ ààrùn
Term: Epidemiologic surveillance (Haematology)
Definition: The ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data about a disease or health condition.
Yoruba: Ìtọpinpin àjàkálẹ̀ ààrùn
Term: Epidemiology (Anatomy)
Definition: The branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution and control of a disease in a population.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ kọ́ nípa àjàkálẹ̀ ààrùn
Term: Epidemiology of Ebola (Haematology)
Definition: This is the study about the spread of Ebola virus.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ kọ́ nípa ìtànkálẹ̀ 
 Ebola
Term: Epithelium (Anatomy)
Definition: The covering of the internal and external organs of the body.
Yoruba: Ìbora
Term: Epitope (Immunology)
Definition: A unique shape or marker carried on an antigen's surface that triggers a corresponding antibody response.
Yoruba: Atásìrí àjèjì adáralóró
Term: Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A herpes-like virus that causes one of the two kinds of mononucleosis (the other is caused by CMV).
Yoruba: Kòkòrò EBV
Term: Eradication of an infection (Infectious Disease)
Definition: The total elimination of a pathogen, such as a bacterium, from the body. Eradication can also refer to the complete elimination of a disease from the world, such as the global eradication of smallpox.
Yoruba: Ìparẹ́
Term: Erythema (Immunology)
Definition: Redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes.
Yoruba: Ìdáranjẹ̀
Term: Erythema multiforme (Haematology)
Definition: A skin disease characterized by papular (small, solid, usually conic elevation of the skin) or vesicular leions (blisters) and reddening or discoloration of the skin often in concentric zones about the lesions.
Yoruba: Àìsàn ìbólára-degbò
Term: Erythematous (Immunology)
Definition: Of or pertaining to erythema, of or pertaining to a reddening of the skin due to inflammation.
Yoruba: Ara pípọ́n
Term: Erythrocytes (Haematology)
Definition: Red blood cells whose major function is to carry oxygen to cells.
Yoruba: Hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ pupa
Term: Esophagus (Anatomy)
Definition: The passage down which food moves between the throat and the stomach.
Yoruba: Ọ̀ fun
Term: Ethambutol (Pharmacology)
Definition: Ethambutol (commonly abbreviated EMB or simply E) is a medication primarily used to treat tuberculosis. It is usually given in combination with other tuberculosis drugs, such as isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide.
Yoruba: Òògùn ikọ́fe
Term: Etiology (General Medicine)
Definition: The cause of a disease or abnormal condition. Etiology may also refer to the branch of medical science that studies the causes of diseases.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ kọ́ nípa ìdí 
 ààrùn
Term: Euphorbia hirth (General Medicine)
Definition: This plant family is used locally to arrest bleeding in the event of an injury..
Yoruba: Efinrin
Term: EVD epidemic (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An outbreak of Ebola viral disease that spreads more quickly and more extensively among a group of people than would normally be expected.
Yoruba: Àjàkálẹ̀ ààrùn Ebola
Term: EVD outbreak (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Ebola virus disease outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease in a particular time and place.
Yoruba: Ìbẹ́sílẹ̀ ààrùn Ebola
Term: EVD patients (General Medicine)
Definition: EVD patients.
Yoruba: Ẹlẹ́bòólà
Term: Excess tearing (General Medicine)
Definition: Epiphora, or excessive tearing, is defined as the overflow of tears from one or both eyes.
Yoruba: Àsun-ùndá
Term: Exclusive breastfeeding (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: This is an act of feeding a child through breastfeeding only.
Yoruba: Ògédé 
 ìfọ́mọlọ́yàn
Term: Exclusion/ 
 Inclusion criteria (General Medicine)
Definition: The medical or social standards determining whether a person may or may not be allowed to enter a clinical trial.
Yoruba: Òsùwọ̀n arínúróde
Term: Exhumation of bodies (Surgery)
Definition: Exhumation means the removal from the ground of a body or cremated remains.
Yoruba: Ìwoòkú
Term: Exogenous (General Medicine)
Definition: Developed or originating outside the body.
Yoruba: Àtìtabẹ̀rẹ̀
Term: Exotoxin (Anatomy)
Definition: A toxic substance, made by bacteria, that is released outside the bacterial cell.
Yoruba: Oró ìta
Term: Expanded access (Neurology)
Definition: A general term for methods of distributing experimental drugs to patients who are unable to participate in ongoing clinical trials and have no other treatment options.
Yoruba: Ìfàyègbà
Term: Expanded access (to treatment) (Pharmacology)
Definition: This refers to the use of an investigational new drug (IND) outside of a clinical trial by patients with serious or life-threatening conditions who do not meet the enrolment criteria for the clinical trial in progress.
Yoruba: Ìfàyègbà ìtọ́jú
Term: Expert mother (General Medicine)
Definition: These are mothers who know how to manage their disease.
Yoruba: Ìyá onímọ̀
Term: Explanation of the condition (General Medicine)
Definition: An actual or stipulated condition is called an express condition. 
 Sharing information to help people make sense of their involvement in an unfamiliar situation.
Yoruba: Ìdí àlàyé
Term: Exposure to sun (General Medicine)
Definition: Sun exposure causes most of the skin changes that we think of as a normal part of ageing.
Yoruba: Yíyẹ̀rùn
Term: Expression and heat treatment feeding cup (General Medicine)
Definition: Expression and heat treatment feeding cup is relevant to mothers especially those in Uganda.
Yoruba: Ife ìṣẹ́ omi-
 ọmú
Term: Expression system/Gene expression (Anatomy)
Definition: In HIV vaccine production, cells into which an HIV gene has been inserted to produce desired HIV proteins.
Yoruba: Àfihàn ẹ̀yọ́ìran
Term: Extensively Drug 
 Resistant 
 Tuberculosis 
 (XDR-TB) (Pharmacology)
Definition: A relatively rare type of multiple drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis.
Yoruba: Ayan òògùn 
 lódì
Term: Extrapulmonary TB (Anatomy)
Definition: Manifestation of tuberculosis in any body site apart from the lungs and bronchila tree.
Yoruba: Ikọ́fe àìgbọ́fun
Term: Facet (Anatomy)
Definition: A flat surface on a bone
Yoruba: Ori egungun
Term: Faeces (General Medicine)
Definition: Referring to faeces
Yoruba: Igbe
Term: Fallopian tubes (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Part of the female reproductive system. A pair of ducts opening at one end into the uterus and at the other end into the peritoneal cavity, over the ovary. Each tube serves as a passage through which the ovum (egg) is carried to the uterus and through which spermatozoa 
 (sperm) moves toward the ovary.
Yoruba: Òpó ẹyin
Term: Fanconi syndrome (Haematology)
Definition: A hereditary or acquired kidney disorder that impairs the reabsorption of electrolytes, glucose, amino acids, and other nutrients into the bloodstream when blood passes through the kidneys.
Yoruba: Àìsàn kídìnrín
Term: Fatal disease (Neurology)
Definition: Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is an extremely rare autosomal dominant inherited prion disease of the brain. It is almost always caused by a mutation to the protein PrPC, but can also develop spontaneously in patients with a non-inherited mutation variant called sporadic fatalinsomnia (sFI).
Yoruba: Ààrùn ọpọlọ
Term: FDA (Pharmacology)
Definition: Food and Drug Administration
Yoruba: Ifuniloogun ati ifunilounje
Term: Febrile (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Referring to fever or caused by a fever
Yoruba: Iba
Term: Fecundation (General Medicine)
Definition: Act of briniging male and female reproductive matter together.
Yoruba: Idapo ato pelu eyin ninu eniyan
Term: Fetus (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Embryo during the later stages of development within the uterus. In human reproduction, it refers to an unborn child from its eighth week of development.
Yoruba: Ọmọnú
Term: Fever (Cardiology)
Definition: A body temperature that is unusually high and usually caused by bacterial or viral infections and commonly accompanied by shivering, headache, and an increased pulse rate.
Yoruba: Ibà
Term: Fibroid (General Medicine)
Definition: A benign tumor that occurs in the uterine wall.
Yoruba: Oyun iju
Term: First-line therapy (General Medicine)
Definition: The preferred standard treatment for a particular condition.
Yoruba: Ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́
Term: Fixed-Dose 
 Combination 
 (FDC) (Pharmacology)
Definition: Two or more drugs contained in a single dosage form, such as a capsule or tablet.
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 alákànpọ̀
Term: Flank pain (Anatomy)
Definition: Flank pain refers to pain or discomfort in your upper abdomen or back.
Yoruba: Ìhà ríro
Term: Flavi virus (Anatomy)
Definition: Any member of a genus (and family) of arboviruses that cause a wide range of diseases in vertebrates
Yoruba: Fíláfì
Term: Fluid contact (General Medicine)
Definition: Touch or exposure to body secretions.
Yoruba: Ìfarakan oje
Term: Foaming tablet (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: These are tablets that are inserted in the vagina before sexual intercourse which prevents pregnancy.
Yoruba: Tábúlẹ́tì Ida oyun duro
Term: Folic acid (Haematology)
Definition: A crystalline vitamin of the B complex that is used especially in the treatment of nutritional anaemia.
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 afúnnilẹ́jẹ̀
Term: Folic acid anaemia (Haematology)
Definition: Inadequacy of blood cell volume due to deficiency of folic acid.
Yoruba: Àìní-
 afúnnilẹ́jẹ̀
Term: Folinic acid (Haematology)
Definition: Also called citrovorum factor. A metabolically active form of folic acid that has been used in cancer therapy to protect normal cells against methotrexate
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 ìfúnnilẹ́jẹ̀ ajẹmọ́ jẹjẹrẹ
Term: Follicle (Neurology)
Definition: A small anatomical cavity or deep narrow-mouthed depression; a small lymph node.
Yoruba: Ihò irun
Term: Follicular 
 Dendritic Cells 
 (FDCs) (Immunology)
Definition: These are cells of the immune system found in primary and secondary lymph follicles of the B cell areas of the lymphoid tissue.
Yoruba: Hóró ihò irun ara
Term: Fomite (Anatomy)
Definition: An inanimate object that can harbour pathogenic microorganisms and thus serve as an agent of transmission of an infection.
Yoruba: Agbé kòkòrò pamọ́
Term: Frozen plasma (Haematology)
Definition: The clear yellowish fluid components of blood, lymph, or milk which become congealed into ice or cold.
Yoruba: Oje ẹ̀jẹ̀ dídì
Term: Fructosuria (General Medicine)
Definition: The presence of fructose in the urine.
Yoruba: Suga ninu ito
Term: Full Blood Count (FBC) (Haematology)
Definition: A blood test that measures the following components in a sample of blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and haemoglobin.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò ẹ̀jẹ̀ pípẹ́
Term: Functional antibody (Immunology)
Definition: An antibody that binds to an antigen and has an effect.
Yoruba: Sójà ara asiṣẹ́
Term: Fundoscopy (General Medicine)
Definition: Fundoscopy is a test that allows a health professional to see inside the fundus of the eye and other structures using an ophthalmoscope (or funduscope).
Yoruba: Ọ̀ nà àgbàwò/ ọ̀nà ìwoẹyinjú
Term: Fungal nail infections (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Fungal nail infections often start after a fungal infection on the feet.
Yoruba: Ajekánná
Term: Fungi (General Medicine)
Definition: Plural of fungus.
Yoruba: Osunwuuru Pupo
Term: Fungus (Anatomy)
Definition: This is a simple organism that lacks the green pigment chlorophyll.
Yoruba: Osunwuuru
Term: Fusion (Anatomy)
Definition: This fusion allows HIV to release HIV RNA and HIV enzymes, such as reverse transcriptase and integrase, into the host cell.
Yoruba: Ìpapọ̀
Term: Fusion inhibitor (Anatomy)
Definition: It block the HIV envelope from merging with the host cell membrane (fusion).
Yoruba: Àdènà ìpapọ̀
Term: Gonorrhea (Anatomy)
Definition: A disease of the sex organs that is spread by sexual intercourse
Yoruba: Àtò̩sí
Term: Galea (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A type of bandage wrapped round the head of patients to stop head bleeding and prevent further infections.
Yoruba: Ìde Orí
Term: Gall (General Medicine)
Definition: A bitter substance, which is a part of an animal.
Yoruba: Oronro
Term: Gamete (Anatomy)
Definition: A sex cell, either a spermatoon on an ovum
Yoruba: Ato ninu obinrin
Term: Gamma interferon (Immunology)
Definition: A T cell-derived stimulating substance that suppresses virus reproduction, stimulates other T cells and activates macrophage cells.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà hóró gama
Term: Gamma-Glutamyl 
 Transpeptidase 
 (GGT) (Anatomy)
Definition: An enzyme found in many organs in the body, including the liver. Gammaglutamyl transpeptidase may be measured as part of a liver function test.
Yoruba: Ẹnsaimu GGT
Term: Gastroenteritis (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of any segment of the gastrointestinal tract, from the mouth to the anus.
Yoruba: Wíwú ikùn àt’ìfun
Term: Gastrointestinal (Anatomy)
Definition: Adjective referring collectively to the stomach and small and large intestine.
Yoruba: Ajẹmọ́ ikùn àt’ìfun
Term: Gene (General Medicine)
Definition: The basic unit capable of transmitting characteristics from one generation to the next.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yọ́-ìran
Term: Generic drug (Pharmacology)
Definition: A drug that has the same active ingredients, dosage, formulation, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, effectiveness, and intended use as a brand-name drug.
Yoruba: Òògùn 
 ajórúkọ ajọni
Term: Genetic (General Medicine)
Definition: Having to do with genes and genetic information.
Yoruba: Ajẹmọ́ran
Term: Genetic engineering (Anatomy)
Definition: Group of new research techniques that manipulate the DNA (genetic material) of cells.
Yoruba: Iṣẹ́ ìwádìí ajẹmọ́ran
Term: Genital (Anatomy)
Definition: Pertaining to the external and/or internal organs of reproduction.
Yoruba: Abẹ́
Term: Genital herpes (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex virus and affecting the genital and anal regions with painful blisters.
Yoruba: Ààrùn apísí herpes
Term: Genital mutilation (Anatomy)
Definition: Female Genital Mutilation comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons (WHO).
Yoruba: Ìgékúgèé abẹ́
Term: Genital ulcer (General Medicine)
Definition: Any of several diseases that are characterized by genital sores.
Yoruba: Egbò abẹ́
Term: Genital warts (Pharmacology)
Definition: A sexually transmitted infection caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV).
Yoruba: Wíwú ojú-ara
Term: Genitourinary tract (Anatomy)
Definition: All organs involved in the production and excretion of urine plus all organs involved with reproduction.
Yoruba: Òpó ilé ìtọ̀
Term: Genome (Anatomy)
Definition: The complete genetic material of an organism, including all of its genes.
Yoruba: Apó ẹ̀yọ́-ìran
Term: Genotypic 
 Antiretroviral 
 Resistance Test (GART) (Pharmacology)
Definition: A type of resistance test that detects drug-resistant mutations in HIV genes.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò GART/ Àyèwò fún ̣ afa-ìjákulè ̣
Term: Gentian violet (General Medicine)
Definition: Crystal violet or gentian violet is a triarylmethane dye used as a histological stain and in Gram’s method of classifying bacteria.
Yoruba: Jẹ́ẹ́lú
Term: Germinal centres (Immunology)
Definition: Structures within lymphoid tissues that contain FDCs in which immune responses are initiated.
Yoruba: Ibùdó ìbísí hóró
Term: Giardiasis (Anatomy)
Definition: Infection of the intestine with a flagellate protozoan, which causes diarrhoea and other symptoms.
Yoruba: Àrunsu
Term: Glycoprotein (General Medicine)
Definition: A conjugated protein in which the nonprotein group is a carbohydrate (i.e. a sugar molecule); also called glucoprotein.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà purotéènì onísúgà
Term: Glycoprotein 120 (Anatomy)
Definition: Glycoprotein 120, a protein that protrudes from the surface of HIV and binds to CD4+ T cells.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà purotéènì onísúgà 120
Term: Glycoprotein 160 (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Glycoprotein 160, a precursor of HIV envelope proteins gp41 and gp120.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà purotéènì onísúgà 160
Term: Glycoprotein 41 (Anatomy)
Definition: Glycoprotein 41, a protein embedded in the outer envelope of HIV. Plays a key role in HIV's infection of CD4+ T cells by facilitating the fusion of the viral and the cell membranes.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ yà purotéènì onísúgà 41
Term: Gonorrhoea (Immunology)
Definition: A sexually transmitted bacterial disease that causes inflammation of the genital mucous membrane, burning pain when urinating, and a discharge. It is caused by a gonococcus bacterium.
Yoruba: Àtọ̀sí
Term: Gram & Wright 
 Stain (Haematology)
Definition: Wright’s stain is a histologic stain that facilitates the differentiation of blood cell types. It is classically a mixture of eosin (red) and methylene blue dyes.
Yoruba: Aaró Gram Wright
Term: Granulocyte (Immunology)
Definition: A cell type of the immune system filled with granules of toxic chemicals that enable them to digest microorganisms.
Yoruba: Hóró ẹ́jẹ̀ funfun alámì
Term: Granulocytecolony stimulating factor (G-CSF) (Haematology)
Definition: A protein that stimulates neutrophils, which are a type of white blood cell, to multiply and mature.
Yoruba: Ata hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ funfun alámì jí
Term: Granulocytopenia (Haematology)
Definition: A deficiency or abnormal decrease in the number of granulocytes, a type of white blood cell.
Yoruba: Àìtó hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ funfun alámì
Term: Green amaranth (General Medicine)
Definition: A cosmopolitan genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ fọ́ tẹ̀tẹ̀
Term: Guillian-Barre Syndrome (GBS) (Immunology)
Definition: A rare acute neurological disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks part of the peripheral nervous system.
Yoruba: Àìsàn GBS
Term: Gushing of blood (Haematology)
Definition: The flow out of blood rapidly and in large quantities, or the release of large quantities of a blood in a fast-flowing stream.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ jẹ̀ yíya
Term: Gynecomastia (Neurology)
Definition: Development of larger-than-normal breasts in males.
Yoruba: Ìgúnyàn O̩kùnrin
Term: HAART (Pharmacology)
Definition: The use of multiple drugs that act on different viral targets is known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). HAART decreases the patient’s total burden of HIV
Yoruba: Àlòpapò ọ̀ pọ̀  ̣
 òògùn KASA
Term: Haematologist (Haematology)
Definition: Someone that studies blood and blood forming tissues and the disorders associated with them.
Yoruba: Onímọ̀ nípa ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Haematology (Haematology)
Definition: The study of blood and blood-forming tissues and the disorders associated with them.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ kọ́ nípa ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Haemoglobin (Haematology)
Definition: An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen around the blood.
Yoruba: Hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ agbẹ̀mí
Term: Haemophilia (Haematology)
Definition: A disorder linked to a recessive gene on the X-chromosome and occurring almost exclusively in men and boys, in which the blood clots much more slowly than normally, resulting in extensive bleeding from even minor injuries.
Yoruba: Àìsàn àìdì ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Haemophilus influenza (Infectious Disease)
Definition: This is associated with acute and chronic respiratory infections and is a common cause of influenza infections.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò ọ̀fìnkìn
Term: Haemorrhage (Haematology)
Definition: The loss of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, either internally or externally.
Yoruba: Ìsùn ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Haemostasis (General Medicine)
Definition: Hemostasis or haemostasis is a process which causes bleeding to stop,
Yoruba: Ìdẹ́jẹ̀dúró
Term: Hairy leukoplakia (General Medicine)
Definition: A whitish, slightly raised lesion that appears on the side of the tongue.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ onírun
Term: Hantavirus (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò hanta
Term: Harm reduction (General Medicine)
Definition: Harm reduction (or harm minimization) is a range of public health policies designed to reduce the harmful consequences associated with various human behaviours, both legal and illegal.
Yoruba: Àdínkù ewu
Term: HCT register (General Medicine)
Definition: These are confidential records where clients information are recorded.
Yoruba: Ìforúkọsílẹ̀ HCT
Term: Heart disease (Cardiology)
Definition: Any medical condition of the heart or the blood vessels supplying it that impairs cardiac functioning.
Yoruba: Ààrùn rùnn
Term: Heart transplant (Cardiology)
Definition: To transfer an organ or tissue from one body to another or from one place in somebody's body to another.
Yoruba: Pípàrọ̀ ọkàn
Term: HELLP syndrome (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A rare but life-threatening complication of pregnancy that is characterized by Hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells), elevated liver enzyme levels, and a low platelet count. HELLP develops late in pregnancy, or sometimes after birth.
Yoruba: Àìsàn HELLP
Term: Helminth infection (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An infection by a helminth is known as helminthiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis, helminth infection or intestinal worm infection.
Yoruba: Ìkóràn aràn
Term: Helper/Suppressor ratio (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Is a basic laboratory test in which the percentage of CD3-positive lymphocytes in the blood positive for CD4 (T helper cells) and CD8 (a class of regulatory T cells) are counted and compared.
Yoruba: Ìdá sójà ìdáàbòbò kẹ́rin sí ìkẹjọ̀
Term: Hematocrit (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A laboratory test that measures the volume of red blood cells in whole blood.
Yoruba: Ìwọ̀n hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ pupa
Term: Hematotoxic (Haematology)
Definition: Poisonous to the blood and to the organs and tissues involved in the production of blood, such as the bone marrow.
Yoruba: Oró inú ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Hematuria (Haematology)
Definition: Blood in the urine. The use of certain antiretroviral (ARV) drugs may cause hematuria.
Yoruba: Ìtọ̀ ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Hemolysis (Haematology)
Definition: The rupture of red blood cells (or the destruction of red blood cells).
Yoruba: Ìrun hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ 
 pupa
Term: Hepatic (Anatomy)
Definition: Pertaining to the liver.
Yoruba: Ajẹmédọ̀  ̣
Term: Hepatitis (Anatomy)
Definition: A viral inflammatory process and inflection of the liver.
Yoruba: Ààrùn jẹ̀dọ̀jẹ̀dọ̀ B
Term: Hepatitis B co-infection (Pharmacology)
Definition: Hepatitis B, caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is most commonly passed on to a partner during intercourse, especially during anal sex, as well as through sharing drug needles.
Yoruba: Ààrùn jẹ̀dọ̀jẹ̀dọ̀ B
Term: Hepatitis B Surface antigen test (HBsAg) (Haematology)
Definition: This test looks for hepatitis B surface antigens in the blood.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò ààrùn jẹ̀dọ̀jẹ̀dọ̀ B 
 olójú àjèjì adáralóró
Term: Hepatitis C (Immunology)
Definition: Inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis C virus.
Yoruba: Jẹdọjẹdọ C amúẹ̀mídání
Term: Hepatitis C co-infection (Pharmacology)
Definition: Non-A, non-B hepatitis, caused by the hepatitis C virus, which appears to be spread through sexual contact as well as through sharing drug needles.
Yoruba: Jẹ̀dọ̀jẹ̀dọ̀ C amú-ẹ̀mí-dání
Term: Hepatomegaly (Anatomy)
Definition: Abnormal enlargement of the liver.
Yoruba: Ẹ̀ dọ̀ wíwú
Term: Hepatotoxicity (Anatomy)
Definition: Toxic damage to the liver. Drugs, including antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, can cause hepatotoxicity.
Yoruba: Ìdíbàjẹ́ ẹ̀dọ̀
Term: Hereditary (General Medicine)
Definition: Passed genetically, or capable of being passed genetically, from one generation to the next.
Yoruba: Àjogúnbá
Term: Herpes Simplex 
 Virus 1 (HSV-1) 
 Infection (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An infection caused by herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1)
Yoruba: Ìkóràn HSV 1
Term: Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) infection (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An infection caused by herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) and usually associated with lesions in the genital or anal area.
Yoruba: Ìkóràn HSV 2
Term: Herpes varicella zoster virus (Anatomy)
Definition: The varicella virus causes chicken pox in children and may reappear in adults as herpes zoster..
Yoruba: Kòkòrò ìgbóná
Term: Herpes virus (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A family of viruses.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò herpes
Term: Heterosexual (General Medicine)
Definition: The pattern of sexuality in which sexual behaviour and thinking are directed towards people of the opposite sex.
Yoruba: Ìbálòpọ̀ takọtabo
Term: High blood sugar (Haematology)
Definition: High blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, is a major concern, and can affect people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Yoruba: Àpọ̀jù súgà ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: High fever (Infectious Disease)
Definition: High fever is an abnormally increased body temperature.
Yoruba: Ibà líle
Term: High risk behaviour (Haematology)
Definition: Behaviours that are most likely to lead to infection: unprotected sex (anal, vaginal, sometimes oral); using contaminated needles/sharing syringes; coming in ultimate contact with bodily fluids (blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and sometimes saliva).
Yoruba: Ìwùwàsí to léwu
Term: High risk group (General Medicine)
Definition: A group in the community with an elevated risk of disease.
Yoruba: Ẹgbẹ́ eléwu kàn-àn-jàn
Term: Histocompatibility testing (Immunology)
Definition: A method of matching the self antigens on the tissues of a transplant donor with those of a recipient. The closer the match, the better the chances that the transplant will not be rejected.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò ìbáramu ìmọ̀lára ara
Term: Histoplasmosis (Haematology)
Definition: A disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Most people inhale the spores of the fungus Histoplasma capsulation.
Yoruba: Àìsàn itopilasima
Term: HIV associated disease (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A word used for people who have a decreased ability to fight infection.
Yoruba: Ìdínkù agbára ìkóràn ajẹmọ́ 
 KASA
Term: HIV encephalopathy (Neurology)
Definition: Brain inflammation and disorder caused by HIV infection.
Yoruba: Ààrùn ọpọlọ àjẹmọ́ KASA
Term: HIV exposed babies (Infectious Disease)
Definition: These are babies that their parents are HIV positive.
Yoruba: Ọmọ olóbìí 
 KASA
Term: HIV infection (Anatomy)
Definition: Invasion of the body by harmful organisms (pathogens), such as HIV.
Yoruba: Ìkóràn KASA
Term: HIV load (Haematology)
Definition: A count of the amount of HIV virus i the blood. It is measured in copies pe millilitre and gives an idea of how active the virus is.
Yoruba: Ònkà kòkòrò 
 KASA
Term: HIV medication (Pharmacology)
Definition: A drug used to treat HIV virus.
Yoruba: Òògùn KASA
Term: HIV negative (Haematology)
Definition: Having taken a test that revealed no antibodies to HIV in the bloodstream.
Yoruba: Aláìní KASA
Term: HIV patient (Infectious Disease)
Definition: This is a person who is living with HIV virus.
Yoruba: OníKASA
Term: HIV positive (Haematology)
Definition: Having shown by a test for antibodies to HIV in the bloodstream to be infected with HIV.
Yoruba: Alárùn KASA
Term: HIV positive people (Haematology)
Definition: These are people that have been tested for antibodies to HIV in the bloodstream.
Yoruba: OníKASA
Term: HIV prevention (Infectious Disease)
Definition: An action or actions taken to stop an individual from contracting HIV or to stop HIV from happening.
Yoruba: Ìdẹ́kun KASA
Term: HIV screening (Haematology)
Definition: Looks for antibodies to HIV in the blood or mouth fluid. (Antibodies do not cause diseases. You cannot get HIV from spit that does not have blood in it.) It can take up to six months for HIV antibodies to form after someone has been exposed to HIV. If there is worry that someone has been newly infected, a viral load may be drawn.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò KASA
Term: HIV sensitive protection (Infectious Disease)
Definition: The protection of health workers that deals with HIV patients.
Yoruba: Ìdáàbòbò òsìṣẹ́ KASA
Term: HIV status (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Whether a person has HIV infection or not.
Yoruba: Ipò KASA
Term: HIV test (Immunology)
Definition: A test for the human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of AIDS.
Yoruba: Ìfimúlẹ̀ KASA
Term: HIV Testing 
 Services (HTS) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: HIV testing services (HTS) include the full range of services that should be provided together with HIV testing.
Yoruba: Iṣẹ́ àyẹ̀wò 
 KASA
Term: HIV transmission (Infectious Disease)
Definition: This is an act of getting HIV through sex or other means.
Yoruba: Ìkóràn KASA
Term: HIV wasting syndrome (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A person with HIV wasting syndrome loses at least 10 per cent of their body weight and has at least 30 days of either diarrhoea or weakness and fever.
Yoruba: Àìsàn gbígbẹ àjẹmọ́ KASA
Term: HIV work planning (Infectious Disease)
Definition: This is an act of providing avenues that can prevent one from getting HIV.
Yoruba: Ìlànà ìdékun 
 KASA
Term: HIV/AIDS 
 Division (HAD) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: The Division of AIDS (DAIDS) was formed in 1986 to develop and implement the national research agenda to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Yoruba: Abala ìṣàkóso àjákálè KASA ̣ àti ààrùn ìṣọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: HIV/AIDS Fund (HAF) (Anatomy)
Definition: This is a foundation that is contributing to the reduction of HIV infection in Nigeria especially HIV prevention activities among people living with HIV.
Yoruba: Ìnáwó KASA àti ààrùn ìṣọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: HIV/AIDS 
 Programme 
 Sustainability 
 Analysis Tool 
 (HAPSAT) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Was developed by the USAID funded Health Systems 20/20 Project to assist governments and donors with the development of HIV/AIDS policies and implementation plans.
Yoruba: Ètò adálórí ìgbógunti KASA àti ààrùn ìṣọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: HIV-related tuberculosis (Immunology)
Definition: Tuberculosis which develops at the instance of the immune compromise caused by HIV.
Yoruba: Ikọ́-ife àjẹmọ́ KASA
Term: HLA-B*5701 test (Pharmacology)
Definition: A molecule is linked to hyper-sensitivity to the antiretroviral (ARV) drug abacavir. A person who tests positive for HLA-B*5701 should not use abacavir.
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò HLA- B-5701
Term: Hodgkin disease (Haematology)
Definition: Hodgkin disease is a type of lymphoma. Lymphoma is a cancer of a part of the immune system called the lymph system.
Yoruba: Jẹjẹrẹ Hodgkin
Term: Homologous (General Medicine)
Definition: Similar in appearance or structure, but not necessarily function.
Yoruba: Ọ̀ kan-un
Term: Homosexual (General Medicine)
Definition: Somebody who is sexually attracted to members of his or her own sex.
Yoruba: Abálòpọ̀ kan-un
Term: Horizontal transmission (Infectious Disease)
Definition: These are viruses that are transmitted among the same generation.
Yoruba: Àkóràn oníbùú
Term: Hormone (Haematology)
Definition: A chemical messenger produced by the body and carried by the blood.
Yoruba: Atarají
Term: Hospital wards (General Medicine)
Definition: The block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms).
Yoruba: Yàrá ilé ìwòsàn/ wáádù
Term: Host (Anatomy)
Definition: The animal or plant (or specific part of an animal or plant) in which another organism or microorganism lives.
Yoruba: Olùgbàlejò
Term: Host factors (Immunology)
Definition: The body's potent mechanisms for containing HIV, including immune system cells called CD8+ T cells, which may prove more effective than any antiretroviral drug in controlling HIV infection.
Yoruba: Aṣèrànwọ́ olùgbàlejò
Term: Household contact/Contact 
 tracing (General Medicine)
Definition: Household contacts should be considered “epidemiology linked”.
Yoruba: Ìwà àfarakàn délé
Term: Human growth hormone (HGH) (Anatomy)
Definition: A hormone that is produced by the pituitary gland and stimulates growth.
Yoruba: Ìdàgbà ìtarají
Term: Human 
 Herpesvirus 6 
 (HHV-6) infection (Immunology)
Definition: An infection caused by human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6). HHV-6 is primarily transmitted through saliva and usually causes disease only in children or people with weakened immune systems.
Yoruba: Ìkóràn HHV-6
Term: Human herpes virus 7 (HHV-7) (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A type of herpes virus found in the saliva of people infected with human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7). HHV-7 has not been definitively documented to cause a specific disease.
Yoruba: Ìkóràn 
 HHV-7
Term: Human Immuno-
 deficiency Virus (HIV) (Immunology)
Definition: Human Immuno-deficiency virus is the cause of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
Yoruba: Kòkòrò Apa 
 Sójà Ara 
 (KASA)
Term: Human Immuno-
 deficiency Virus 
 (HIV-1) (Anatomy)
Definition: (1) The retrovirus isolated and recognized as the etiologic (i.e. causing or contributing to the cause of a disease) agent of AIDS.
Yoruba: KASA 1
Term: Human 
 Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-2) (Immunology)
Definition: A virus closely related to HIV-1 that has been found to cause immune suppression.
Yoruba: KASA 2
Term: Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) (Haematology)
Definition: A group of molecules found on the surface of almost every cell in the body..
Yoruba: Àyẹ̀wò HLA
Term: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) (Anatomy)
Definition: A virus that is the cause of warts of the hands and feet, as well as lesions of the mucous membranes of the oral, anal and genital cavities.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò HPV
Term: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I 
 (HTLV-I) (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: A retrovirus that infects only T lymphocytes (T cells). Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is transmitted through, through, an infected mother to her child at birth or through breastfeeding via breast milk.
Yoruba: Kòkòrò HTLV 1 lati iya s’omo
Term: Human to human transmission (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Human to human transmission refers to the infected avian sources to humans that have been a concern since the first documented case of human infection in 1997.
Yoruba: Ìkóràn èèyàn síra
Term: Humoral immunity (Immunology)
Definition: The branch of the immune system that relies primarily on antibodies.
Yoruba: Sójà àjẹsára
Term: Hybrid (General Medicine)
Definition: An offspring produced from mating plants or animals from different species, varieties or genotypes.
Yoruba: Àdàmọ̀dì
Term: Hybridoma (Immunology)
Definition: A hybrid cell produced by the fusion of an antibody-producing lymphocyte with a tumor cell. Hybridomas are used in the production of monoclonal antibodies.
Yoruba: Hóró àdàmọ̀dì
Term: Hydration (General Medicine)
Definition: This is a condition of adequate supply of body fluids.
Yoruba: Ìlómilára
Term: Hygiene (General Medicine)
Definition: The science dealing with the preservation of health.
Yoruba: Ìmọ́tótó
Term: Hyperglycemia (Haematology)
Definition: Abnormally high blood sugar (glucose) level. The use of some antiretroviral (ARV) drugs may cause hyperglycemia.
Yoruba: Apoju súgà 
 nínú ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Hyperlipidemia (Cardiology)
Definition: Excess lipids (cholesterol, triglycerides, or both) in the blood. Hyperlipidemia increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.
Yoruba: Àpọ̀jù ọ̀rá inú ẹ̀jẹ̀
Term: Hyperplasia (Anatomy)
Definition: An increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ.
Yoruba: Afajẹjẹrẹ
Term: Hypersensitivity syndrome (Immunology)
Definition: A life-threatening allergic reaction to a drug.
Yoruba: Ewu ìṣesí òògùn lára
Term: Hypoxia (Anatomy)
Definition: Reduction of oxygen supply to tissue.
Yoruba: Àìtó èèmí ara
Term: Identification of cases (Infectious Disease)
Definition: This is an act of identifying patients that have a notifiable disease, e.g. Ebola virus.
Yoruba: Ìdámọ̀ àwọn alárùn
Term: Idiopathic (General Medicine)
Definition: Occurring spontaneously or from an unknown cause.
Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ àìmọ̀dí
Term: Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic 
 Purpura (ITP) (Haematology)
Definition: An autoimmune disorder in which the immune system destroys platelets.
Yoruba: Ààrùn 
 ìdáranjè ̣ aláìnídìí
Term: Idiosyncratic side effect (General Medicine)
Definition: Secondary unintended effect of a medical treatment that is unique or peculiar to an individual.
Yoruba: Ìmòlạ́ ra aláàdáni
Term: Idiotypes (Immunology)
Definition: The unique and characteristic parts of an antibody's variable region, which can themselves serve as antigens.
Yoruba: Àbùdá sójà araaláàdáani
Term: Immune complex (Immunology)
Yoruba: Àpapọ̀ ójà ara
Term: Immune deficiency (Immunology)
Definition: A breakdown or inability of certain parts of the immune system to function.
Yoruba: Ìṣọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: Immune response (Immunology)
Definition: The activity of the immune system against foreign substances.
Yoruba: Ìdáhùn àjẹsára
Term: Immune system (Immunology)
Definition: The interacting combination of all the body's ways of recognizing cells, tissues, objects, and organisms that are not part of itself, and initiating the immune response to fight them.
Yoruba: Ètò àjẹsára
Term: Immune
 Thrombocytopenic 
 Purpura (Haematology)
Definition: Bleeding disorder or blood bleeding problem due to immune disorder.
Yoruba: Àìsàn ìdáranjè ̣ ajẹmó ̣ ṣégeṣège àjesárạ
Term: Immunity (Immunology)
Definition: This is the balanced state of having adequate biological defences to fight infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion.
Yoruba: Àjẹsára
Term: Immunization (Immunology)
Definition: The process of making someone immune, e.g. by vaccination.
Yoruba: Abẹ́rẹ́ àjẹsára
Term: Immunocompetent (Immunology)
Definition: This is the ability of the body to produce a normal immune response following exposure to an antigen.
Yoruba: Ìlágbára àjẹsára
Term: Immuno deficiency (Immunology)
Definition: A deficiency of immune response or a disorder characterized by a deficient immune response.
Yoruba: Ìṣọdọ̀lẹ Àjẹsára
Term: Immunogen (Immunology)
Definition: A substance, also called an antigen, capable of provoking an immune response.
Yoruba: Àjèjì adáralóró
Term: Immunogenicity (Immunology)
Definition: The ability of an antigen or vaccine to stimulate an immune response.
Yoruba: Àjèjì adáralóró aṣèta-ají
Term: Immunoglobulin (Immunology)
Definition: A molecule formed from the integral binding of an antibody to a soluble antigen.
Yoruba: Sójà ara
Term: Immunological
 surveillance (Immunology)
Definition: Immune surveillance is a theory that the immune system patrols the body not only to recognize and destroy invading pathogens but also to host cells that become cancerous.
Yoruba: Ìtọpinpin ìtànkákiri àjẹsára
Term: Immuno- modulator (Immunology)
Definition: Any substance that influences the immune system.
Yoruba: Anípa lórí ètò àjẹsára
Term: Immunostimulant (General Medicine)
Definition: Any agent or substance that triggers or enhances the body's defence; also called immunopotentiator.
Yoruba: Aṣèrànwọ́ àjẹsára
Term: Immuno- suppressed (Infectious Disease)
Definition: A word used for people who have a decreased ability to fight infection.
Yoruba: Oníṣọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: Immuno-suppression (Immunology)
Definition: A state of the body in which the immune system is damaged and does not perform its normal functions.
Yoruba: Aṣọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára
Term: Immunotherapy (Immunology)
Definition: Treatment aimed at reconstituting an impaired immune system.
Yoruba: Ìṣètọ́jú àjẹsára
Term: Immunotoxin (Immunology)
Definition: A plant or animal toxin (i.e. poison) that is attached to a monoclonal antibody and used to destroy a specific target cell.
Yoruba: Oró àjẹsára
Term: Impaired kidney (Anatomy)
Definition: The reduced ability of the kidney to carry out its normal functions.
Yoruba: Ààrùn 
 kídìnrín
Term: Impetigo (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Impetigo is a contagious skin infection that usually produces blisters or sores on the face, neck, hands, and diaper area.
Yoruba: Àìsàn àwọ̀ Alákóràn
Term: Implementation kit (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Provides national and local stakeholders, as well as programme managers, with key considerations and a road map for instituting and implementing critical, relevant, practical and timely communication for responding to the threat of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak.
Yoruba: Ìdáhùnsí ìtànkálẹ̀ 
 Ebola
Term: In vitro (General Medicine)
Definition: In an artificial environment, referring to a process or reaction occurring therein, as in a test tube or culture medium.
Yoruba: Ìwádìí nínú agbèègbè àtọwọ́dá
Term: In vivo (Anatomy)
Definition: ("In life") Studies conducted within a living organism (e.g. animal or human studies).
Yoruba: Wádìí inú 
 abẹ̀ẹ̀mí
Term: Incest (General Medicine)
Definition: This is a sexual relationship between people classed as being too closely related to marry each other.
Yoruba: Ìbálòpọ̀ mọ̀lẹ́bí
Term: Incubation period (General Medicine)
Definition: The period between the time somebody is infected with a disease and the appearance of its first symptom.
Yoruba: Àkókò ìdíbọ́n
Term: Indigestion (Anatomy)
Definition: Pain or discomfort in the stomach associated with difficulty in digesting food.
Yoruba: Inú kíkún
Term: Infant diagnosis (General Medicine)
Definition: Identification of a disorder in a child within the first year of life.
Yoruba: Ìdámọ̀ àìsàn ọmọwọ́/aròbó
Term: Infant feeding options (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Definition: Alternatives to breastfeeding as the best choice for a baby may be determined by maternal inadequacy, illness or absence, and by infant illness or deformity.
Yoruba: Ònà mìíràn ̣ ìfáròbó ní oúnjẹ
Term: Infected fluid (Infectious Disease)
Definition: Any body secretion that can transfer infection from one person to another.
Yoruba: Oje àkóràn
Term: Infected needle (Haematology)
Definition: These are needles that were not sterized or that have been contaminated by blood.
Yoruba: Abẹ́rẹ́ 
 aṣàkóràn
Term: Infected person (General Medicine)
Definition: Someone who has contacted a disease from another person.
Yoruba: Ẹni àkóràn