Tswana medical terms

This is a list of Tswana (Setswana) medical terms that correspond to the English words.

English  | Setswana

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Abdominal pain  | Botlhoko mo maleng
Abnormal breathing  | Go hema mo go sa siamang/tlwaelesegang
Abortion  | Go senya mpa
Abscess  | Tlhagala,phologolo,sebola
Absent period  | Go tlolwa ke dikgwedi
Abuse[clarification needed] | 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, Ngwana
Back  | Mokwatla
Back of knee  | Kgorikgotshane
Back pains  | Ditlhabi tsa mokwatla
Bag of waters  | 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 (HBP)  | Kgatelelo ya Mari e e kwa godimo
Blood pressure Low (LBP)  | Kgatelelo ya madi e e kwa tlase
Blood pressure  | Kgatelelo ya madi
Blurred vision  | Pono e e sa tlhapang
Bone  | Lerapo
Bone fracture  | Go robega ga lerapo
Bottlefeed  | Go anyisa ka lebotlele
Bowel movement  | Go tsamaya ga mala
Boyfriend  | Tsala ya mosimane
Brain  | Boboko/Tlhaloganyo
Brain stroke  | Go swa mohama
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
Cancer  | Kankere
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
Choking  | Beta,go hupelwa
Circumcision  | Go kgaola letlalo la bonna
Clavicle  | Kgetlana
Clotting of blood  | Go rema ga madi
Coccyx  | Lerapo la mogatla
Cold Human 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
conceive  | Ithwala(go ithwala)
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)
scab  | Legogo
Cut  | Sega
Deafness  | Bosusu
Dehydration  | Go tlhoka metsi mo mmeleng
wikt:Delivery room  | Ntlwana ya pelegi
Depressed  | Go nyema moko
Diaper rash  | Bogwata jo bo dirwang ke motseto(bogwata jwa motseto)
Diaper-urine test[clarification needed] | 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  | Lelapa
Family planning  | Go rulaganya ga go tshola mo lelapeng
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 (toe=Monwana wa leoto)
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
give birth  | Go tshola, go belega
Grandfather  | Ntatemogolo
Grandmother  | Nkoko
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
Headache  | Go opiwa ke tlhogo
Hearing loss  | Tatlhegelo ya kutlo
Heart  | Pelo
Heartbeat Fast  | Go itaya ga pelo ka bonako
Heartbeat Irregular  | Go itaya ga pelo go go sa tlwaeletsegang
Heartbeat Slow  | Go itaya ga pelo 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 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  | Tatlhego ya go eletso ya dijo
Loss of Libido  | Tatlhego ya maikutlo a thobalano
Loss of Memory  | Tatlhego ya go gopola
Loss of Voice  | Tatlhegelo ya lentswe
Loss of:  | Tatlhegelo ya
Lungs  | Makgwafo
Malaria  | Letshoroma/moteteselo
Male cousin  | Ntsalake
Marijuana  | 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
Rape  | 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
Sexual 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
suck  | Go anywa
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 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)

## See also

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* Medical terminology

Surgery