Local term in Amharic | Clinical term | Clinical descriptions |
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KUSIL | Wound | A disruption to the integrity of biological tissue, including skin, mucous membranes, and organ tissues, caused by various types of trauma [53] |
YEHOD KURTET | Stomachache | Abdominal pain and/or discomfort can arise from stomach-related issues such as parasites, infections, or allergies [54] |
YEMENFES BESHITA | Evil spirits | There is no clinical term for "evil spirit". The concept of evil spirits is a religious or spiritual one, not a medical one. In clinical terms, any symptoms or experiences that a person attributes to an evil spirit would be more likely explained by a mental health condition, such as a psychotic disorder, a dissociative disorder, or a seizure disorder [55] |
MECHI/TIKUSAT | Febrile disease | It is characterized by the presence of fever, which is defined as an elevated body temperature beyond the normal range, usually caused by an infection and resulting from a higher body temperature set point [56] |
GUNFAN | Common cold | It is an acute, self-limited viral infection of the upper respiratory tract, which may also involve the lower respiratory tract [57] |
TEKMAT | Diarrhea | Frequent passage of abnormally soft, liquid feces, a symptom of intestinal tract infection caused by a range of bacterial, viral, and parasitic organisms |
SAL | Coughing | A reflex action that clears the throat and airways of foreign particles, mucus, or other irritants [58] |
YEAYN HIMEM | Eye Disease/trachoma | A chronic inflammatory disease of the eye and the leading cause of blindness [59] |
FOREFOR | Dandruff | A scalp condition characterized by the presence of white or grayish flakes of dead skin cells, especially on the scalp [60] |
WEBA | Malaria | Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by parasites of the Plasmodium group and transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes [61] |