Review these vocabulary words to learn how to talk about health related and medical issues in Igbo language.
Healthy/health – ahụ ike
Professions / Health care professionals
Dentist – dibịa eze
Doctor – dibịa / dokịta (Note: Some argue about which word means doctor in Igbo.)
Nurse – onye uweyi ọcha
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Buildings
hospital – ụlọ ọgwụ
clinic – ụlọ ọrịa
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Tools
drug – ọgwụ
medicine – ọgwụ
glasses – ugegbe anya
needle – ntụtụ
sleeping pills – ọgwụ ụra
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Pains/aches
infection/disease -ọrịa
stomach ache – afọ ohihi
Diseases (ọrịa)
blindness – isi
cough – ụkwara
fever/temperature – ahụ ọkụ
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flu – ịba
heart attack – obi mgbafu
itch – ọkọ
sneezing – uzerē
Common Phrases
I’m sick. – Ahụ adịghị m.
I have a cold. – Oyi n’ama m.
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Parts of the Body
heart – obi
stomach – afọ
teeth – eze
throat – akpịrị
For a more complete list of body parts in Igbo, check out this Igbo body parts lesson.
