List of Setswana medical terms
This is a list of Setswana medical terms that correspond to the English words.
English |
Setswana |
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(To) conceive |
Ithwala(go ithwala) |
(To) deliver, give birth |
Go tshola, go belega |
(To) suck |
Go anywa |
Abdominal pain |
Botlhoko mo maleng |
Abnormal breathing |
Go hema mo go sa siamang/tlwaelesegang |
Abortion |
Tshenyegelo;phetelelo |
Abscess |
Tlhagala,phologolo,sebola |
Absent periods |
Go tlolwa ke dikgwedi |
Abuse |
Kgokgontsho |
Alcohol |
Bojalwa |
Anemia |
Go tlhofofala ga madi, go fela madi |
Anesthesia |
Molemo wa kidibatso/o o robatsang |
Ankle |
Legwejane(lenyenyana-side of malleoli) |
Anorexia nervosa |
Bolwetsi jwa go itima dijo le go bopama mo go feteletseng |
Anus |
Phatlha ya marago |
APGAR test |
Tlhatlhobe ya APGAR |
Appendicitis |
Tutuma ya lelana(tutuma-inflammation) |
Appendix |
Lelana:lelanyana |
Arm |
Lebogo:letsogo |
Armpit |
Legwafa |
Arthritis |
Bolwetsi jwa ditokololo (tutuma ya ditokololo) |
Asphyxia, suffocation |
Go hupela(go hupetsa mowa) |
Asthma |
Bolwetsi jwa khupelo |
Aunt |
Rakagadi |
Baby |
Losea |
Back |
Mokwatla |
Back of knee |
Kgorikgotshane |
Back pains |
Ditlhabi tsa mokwatla |
Bag of water |
Kgetsi ya metsi |
Birth defect |
Bogole |
Bladder |
Setlha |
Bladder |
Setlha |
Bleeding |
Go tswa madi |
Bleeding |
Go tswa madi |
Bleeding between periods |
Go tswa madi ka fa bosading ka nako e e seng ya setswalo |
Blindness |
Bofofu |
Blister |
Lerophi |
Blood clot |
Lethole la madi/leswele la madi/go rema ga madi |
Blood in sputum |
Segotlhola se se nang le madi |
Blood in the stool |
Madi mo mantleng |
Blood in the urine |
Madi mo motlhapong |
Blood pressure High |
Kwa godimo |
Blood pressure Low |
Kwa tlase |
Blood pressure: |
Kgatelelo ya madi |
Blurred vision |
Pono e e sa tlhapang |
Bone |
Lerapo |
Bone fracture |
Go robega ga lerapo |
Bottle feed |
Go anyisa ka lebotlele |
Bowel movement |
Go tsamaya ga mala |
Boyfriend |
Tsala ya mosimane |
Brain |
Boboko |
Brain stroke |
Go swa mhama |
Breast |
Lebele |
Breast engorgement |
Go ruruga ga lebele |
Breast milk |
Mashi a lebele |
Breast pump |
Pompo ya lebele |
Breastfeed, nurse |
Go anyisa ka lebele |
Breech presentation |
Go tla ka maoto ga ngwana |
Bronchitis |
Tutuma ya kgokgotso |
Brother |
Morwarre |
Bruise |
V-teteelo/topela/teketa n-dingalo |
Bump |
Thurugo/boruruso(go ruruga) |
Burn |
Go sha/fisa |
Burning feeling |
Go ikutlwa o sha(phisego) |
Burp |
Go kgobola |
Buttocks |
Marago |
Calf |
Ngwari:potongwane |
Cardiac arrest |
Go ema ga pelo |
Cardiac arrhythmia |
Go itaya ga pelo mo gom sa siamang |
CD4 count |
Palo ya masole a mmele |
Cervix |
Molomo wa popelo |
Cesarean section, C section |
Go belega ka loaro |
Cheek |
Lerama |
Chest |
Sehuba:lefatlha |
Childbearing |
Pelegi |
Childbirth |
Go belega |
Chills |
Mofikela,serame |
Chills |
Mhikela, go roroma |
Chin |
Seledu |
Choke |
Beta,go hupetsa |
Circumcision |
Go kagola letlalo la bonna |
Clavicle |
Kgetlana |
Clotting of blood |
Go rema ga madi |
Coccyx |
Lerapo la mogatla |
Cold skin |
Letlalo le le tsididi |
Coldness in extremities |
Botsididi mo dikarolong tse di kgakala |
Colon |
Lela le letona:telele |
Colostrum |
Kgatsele |
Coma |
Kidibalo e e tseneletseng |
Conception |
Boithwalo(go ithwala) |
Condom |
Sekausu |
Constipation |
Komelelo ya mala |
Contraception |
Thibelo ya boimana |
Contractions |
Ditlhabi tsa pelegi |
Convulsions |
Phafamogo, tsibiketso |
Cough |
Kgotlholo(go gotlhola) |
Cough |
Kgotlholo |
Coughing up blood |
Go gotlhola madi |
Cramp |
Go gonega mesifa |
Cravings |
Dikeletso(go eletsa) |
Crust, scab |
Legogo |
Cut |
Sega |
Deafness |
Bosusu |
Dehydration |
Go tlhoka metsi mo mmeleng |
Delivery room |
Ntlwana ya pelegi |
Depressed |
Go nyema moko |
Diaper rash |
Bogwata jo bo dirwang ke motseto(bogwata jwa motseto) |
Diaper-urine test |
Tlhatlhobo ya motlhapo mo motsetong |
Diarrhea |
Letshololo/go tshabisega |
Dilatation of the cervix |
Go bulega ga molomo wa popelo |
Dilated pupil |
Go golofala(namalala ga thaka ya leitlho |
Dislocation |
Go lokologa /phethego |
Dizziness |
Sedidi |
Doctor |
Ngaka |
Double vision |
Go nna pono pedi |
Drowsiness |
n. Go otsela, go ya dikgofeng |
Dry cough |
Phaphalalo ya sehuba |
Dry skin |
adj. Komelelo ga letlalo |
Due date |
Tsatsi la tshiamelo/tshwanelo |
Ear (internal) |
Tsebe |
Ear drum |
Moropa wa tsebe |
Ectopic pregnancy |
Boimana jo bo kwa ntle ga popelo |
Elbow |
Sejabana,sekgono |
Embryo |
Ngwana yo o mo popelong |
Endometritis |
Tutuma ya popelo |
Episiotomy |
Go oketsa bosadi ka nako ya pelegi |
Esophagus |
Mometso |
Eye |
Leitlho |
Eyelid |
Phupu ya leitlho |
Face |
Sefatlhego |
Fainting |
v. Go idibala, go gonoga, go tsewa ke sedidi |
False labor |
Pelegi e e seng yone/e e seng ya boaammaruri |
Family |
Lelwapa |
Family planning |
Go rulaganya ga go tshola mo lwapeng |
Father |
Ntate/ papa |
Fatigue |
Letsapa |
Female cousin |
Ntsalake |
Fetal distress |
Go tshwenyega ga losea |
Fetal monitoring |
Go tlhokomela losea |
Fetus |
Losea(namane) |
Fever |
Letshoroma, febara, sethitho, sethukhuthukhu |
Finger |
Monwana wa maoto |
Fingernail |
Lonala |
Folic acid |
Kotla ya folic acid |
Foot |
Lenao |
Forearm |
Mosetlatshe, momo wa lebogo |
Forehead |
Phatla |
Frequent urination |
Go ntsha motlhapo kgapetse |
Gall bladder |
Santlhokwe |
Gallstones |
Matlapana a santlhokwe |
Genitals |
Mapele |
Girlfriend |
Tsala ya mosetsana |
Grandfather |
Ntatemogolo |
Grandmother |
Nkuku |
Grandson |
Ngwana wa ngwana |
Gum |
Lerinini |
Gynecologist |
Ngaka ya malwetsi a sesadi |
HAART |
Diritibatsi tsa mogare |
Hair |
Moriri |
Hand |
Seatla |
Head |
Tlhogo |
Head presentation |
Go tswa ga tlhogo |
Go opiwa ke tlhogo |
|
Hearing loss |
Tatlhegelo ya kutlo |
Heart |
Pelo |
Heartbeat Fast |
Bonako |
Heartbeat Irregular |
Mo go sa tlwaelesegang |
Heartbeat Slow |
Ka bonya |
Heartbeat: |
Go itaya ga pelo |
Heartburn |
Lesokolela |
Heel |
Serethe |
Hemorrhage |
Tshologo ya madi, go dutla madi |
Hernia |
Boruruga |
Hip |
Noka |
HIV |
Mogare wa HIV |
Husband |
Mokapelo wa rre yo o nyetseng |
I don't know |
Ga ke itse |
I don't understand |
Ga ke tlhaloganye |
Identical twins |
Mafatlha a a tshwanang |
Ill, sick |
Go lwala, go gatelelwa ke bolwetse |
Incontinence |
n. Bosenaboithibo jwa motlhapo, go sa kgone go ikisa seemelong |
Induction |
Go tlhoma,go tsenya |
Infection |
Bolwetse ja go tselanwa |
Inflammation |
Tutuma, kgotelo |
Insomnia |
Go tlhorega boroko |
Intestines |
Mala a mannye |
Intravenous, IV |
Go tsenya molemo mo mading |
Inverted nipple |
Thoba e e tlhanogileng |
Irregular periods |
Seome/ go bona setswalo nako nngwe le nngwe |
Itch |
Pabego, adj., go baba |
Jaw |
Lotlhaa |
Kidney |
Philo |
Kidney stones |
Matlapana a philo |
Knee |
Lengole |
Labia |
Phese |
Labor |
Pelegi |
Labor pains |
Ditlhabi tsa pelegi |
Labor positions |
Boemo jwa pelegi |
Lactation |
Go sisa ga mabele |
Laryngitis |
Go swa lentswe, go swaetsega lentswe |
Leg |
Leoto |
Lip |
Pounama:molomo |
Liver |
Sebete |
Liver function tests |
Tlhatlhobo ya ka fa sebete se berekang ka teng |
Locked jaw |
Go kitlana meno |
Loose teeth |
Go khinoga, go latlhegelwa ke meno |
Loss of Appetite |
Keletso ya dijo |
Loss of Libido |
Maikutlo a thobalano |
Loss of Memory |
Kgakologelo |
Loss of Voice |
Lentswe |
Loss of: |
Tatlhegelo ya |
Lungs |
Makgwafo |
Malaria |
Letshoroma/moteteselo |
Male cousin |
Ntsalake |
[...] |
Motokwane |
Mastitis, breast infection |
Tutma ya mabele |
Maternity |
Go bewa botsetsi |
Meconium |
Tilane/thola |
Medical student |
Moithuti wa bongaka |
Menstrual flow |
Setswalo |
Menstrual pains |
Ditlhabi tsa setswalo |
Midwife |
Mmelegisi |
Milk |
Mashi a lebele |
Milk glands |
Kgekgele/kgeleswa ya mashi |
Miscarriage |
Go senyegelwa |
Moist skin |
Letlalo le le metsi |
Mother |
Mme/mama |
Mouth |
Molomo |
Natural childbirth |
Pelegi ya tlholego |
Nausea |
Pherogo ya sebete |
Nausea |
Pherego ya sebete, khidikego, mosetlego |
Neck |
Molala |
Nephew |
Setlogolo sa mosimane |
New mother |
Mme yo mosha |
Newborn |
Losea |
Niece |
Setlogolo sa mosetsana |
Nightsweats |
Go huhula bosigo |
Nipple |
Thoba |
No |
Nnyaa (nnyaa, mma; female/ nnyaa, rra; male) |
Nose |
Nko |
Nostril |
Leroba la nko |
Numbness |
n. Bosisi, bogatsu |
Nurse |
Mooki |
Obese |
O ya go nna moimana |
Obese |
Go nona, go nna mokima |
Obstetrician (OB) |
Ngaka ya tsa pelegi |
Obstetrics |
Tsa pelegi |
Ovaries |
Lee: boe |
Pancreas |
Ngati:marakana mantsi |
Paralysis |
Go swa mhama, go swa karolo |
Parasite |
Senwamadi/setshedinyana se se nnang mo mmeleng wa motho |
Partner |
Mokapelo |
Paternity |
Lesika la borra/borra |
Peeling of the skin |
Go oboga letlalo |
Pelvis |
Selalo(lerapo la selalo) |
Penis |
Lepele, bonna |
Perineum |
Kwa tlase |
Period |
Motlha(wa setswalo) |
Placenta |
Kgolu, samorago (anaimal-mothana) |
Placenta |
Kgolu, samorago (anaimal-mothana) |
Pneumonia |
Tutuma ya makgwafo, thibamo |
Postpartum |
Morago ga pelegi |
Postpartum depression |
Go nyema moko morago ga pelegi/kutlo botlhoko e e feteletseng morago ga pelegi |
Pregnancy |
Boimana |
Pregnancy and delivery |
Boimana le pelegi |
Pregnancy test |
Tlhatlhobo ya boimana |
Prelabor |
Pele ga pelegi |
Premature |
Ngwana yo o tsileng pele ga nako |
Prenatal |
Pele ga pelegi |
Prenatal care |
Tlhokomelo pele ga pelegi |
Prenatal vitamins |
Dikotla tsa pele ga pelegi |
Pressure |
Kgatelelo |
Preterm labor |
Go belega pele ga nako |
Protection |
Gom iphemela/tshireletso |
Puffiness |
Boruruga |
Push downwards |
Kgarameletsa kwa tlase |
[...] |
Go thubetsa |
Recovery |
Go fola |
Rectum |
Mongopo:kutukwe |
Rheumatic fever |
Sekorotane |
Rib |
Legopo, kgopo |
Rupture of membranes/bag of waters |
Go tswa ga metsi kwa tlase/go duela lfatshe |
Sanitary napkins |
Motseto |
Scar |
Lobadi |
Scratch |
n. Ngwaya; kgwarinya; ngapa v, go ingwaya |
Seizures |
Go kanakanyega, go bolawa ke dikoto |
[...] intercourse |
Tlhakanelo dikobo |
Shin |
Motwane |
Shock |
n. Letshogo |
Shoulder |
Legetla |
Sister |
Morwadia-rre |
Skull |
Legata |
Sore nipples |
Go tutela ga mabele |
Spasm |
Go thebetha, go gonega mosifa |
Spine |
Mokwatla |
Spleen |
Lebete |
Sprain |
Tsipoga |
Stages of childbirth |
Tshetsha tsa pelegi |
Sterilize |
Kemiso (emisa)-go phepahatsa ka botlalo |
Stiff |
Karalala, kwatlalala, gagamala |
Stillbirth |
Go senyegelwa |
Stitches |
Meroko(moroko) |
Stomach |
Mogodu |
Stomach gas |
Mowa mo mpeng |
Stroke |
Go swa mhama |
Swelling |
n. Borurugo, pudula |
Tampons |
Mosangwana wa bomme |
Tapeworm |
Sebokwana sa mala/seboko sa mala |
Tear |
Keledi or go kgagola |
Testicles |
Botonanyana:thala |
Thigh |
Serope |
Throat |
Mometso |
Thumb |
Monwana wa kgonope |
Tightness in chest |
Go gagamala ga mafatlha |
Tingling |
Bogatsu |
Toe |
Monwana wa maoto |
Tongue |
Loleme |
Tonsils |
Dikodu |
Tooth |
Leino |
Torn ligament |
Go kgaoga mosifa |
Transmission |
Tshelano(go tshelana bolwetsi) |
Tremor |
n. Thoromo, adj, go roroma |
Tuberculosis |
Thibamo, kgotlholo e tona |
Tumor |
Boswa |
Twins |
Mafatlha /mawelana |
Twitch |
v. Thebetha |
Ulcer |
n. Seromo, ntho, seso |
Umbilical cord |
Khujwana |
Uncle |
Malome |
Unconsciousness |
n. Kidibalo |
Unexplained weight loss |
Tatlhegelo ya mmele |
Urethra |
Tsela ya motlhapo |
Urinalysis |
Tlhatlhobo ya motlhapo |
Urine sample |
Morafolo wa motlhapo |
Uterus |
Popelo |
Uterus |
Popelo |
Vaccinate |
Bo kentiwa |
Vaccine |
Mokento |
Vagina |
Bosadi |
Vaginal bleeding |
Go tswa madi ka fa bosading |
Vaginal discharge |
Go tswa metsi ka fa bosading (a a masweu) |
Vertebrae |
Lerapo la mokwatla |
Virus |
Mogare |
Vomit |
n. Lotlhatso, v. tlhatsa/ kgwa |
Waist |
Letheka |
Weight |
Bokete |
Weight at birth |
Bokete ka nako ya pelegi |
What is (your, the child’s) name |
Leina la gago ke mang |
Wife |
Mokapelo wa mme yo o nyetsweng |
Wound |
Ntho |
Wrist |
Tokololo ya seatla |
X-ray |
Seipone |
Yes |
Ee (ee, mma; female/ ee, rra; male) |