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Abdomen Abdomen batn batn abnormal abnormal ghayr tabee y ghayr tabee y abortion abortion ijhaad ijhaad abscess abscess khorraj khorraj accidental accidental nateeja lehaadeth nateeja lehaadeth Achilles Tendon Achilles Tendon watar al orqoub watar al orqoub acidity acidity homouda homouda acne acne Hab el shabab Hab el shabab active active Nasheet Nasheet addiction addiction Idman Idman adrenal glands adrenal glands Al ghoda al kazreya Al ghoda al kazreya adult adult Balegh Balegh advice advice Naseeha Naseeha after after Baad Baad Agamma-globulinaemia

Agamma-globulinaemia

Faqd korayeen gamma fil dam

Faqd korayeen gamma fil dam

age age Omor Omor AIDs AIDs Marad al aids Marad al aids airplane airplane Taera Taera alcoholism alcoholism Sokr Sokr alert alert Yaqez Yaqez all right n/a all right n/a Kol shay tamam Kol shay tamam allergic allergic Hassas Hassas allergic reaction, severe anaphylactic

allergic reaction, severe anaphylactic

Rad fel tahasosy, ewari shadeed

Rad fel tahasosy, ewari shadeed

allergy allergy Hasaseya Hasaseya always always Daeman Daeman ambulance ambulance Sayarat esaaf Sayarat esaaf amnesia amnesia Feqdan al zakera Feqdan al zakera anal anal Sharaji Sharaji analysis analysis Tahleel Tahleel anemia anemia Faqr dam Faqr dam anesthesia anesthesia Takhdeer Takhdeer anesthetic anesthetic Mokhadder Mokhadder angina pectoris angina pectoris Zabha sadreya Zabha sadreya anigna drug antianginal Dawa lel zabha Dawa lel zabha ankle ankle Kahel Kahel antibiotic antibiotic Modad hayawi Modad hayawi antidepressant antidepressant Modad lel ikteab Modad lel ikteab antidote antidote teryaq teryaq antihistamine antihistamine

Modad lel histamine Modad lel histamine

antiseptic antiseptic Moaqem Moaqem anti-worm drug anthelmintic

Dawa lel deedan al maaweya

Dawa lel deedan al maaweya

anus anus Sharaj Sharaj agitation agitation Hayaj Hayaj anxiety anxiety Qalaq Qalaq

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any any Ay Ay appendicitis appendicitis

Eltehab al zaeda al doudeya

Eltehab al zaeda al doudeya

appendix appendix al zaeda al doudeya al zaeda al doudeya appetite appetite Al shaheya Al shaheya arm arm Zeraa Zeraa armpit axilla Al ibet Al ibet artery X-ray arteriography Tasweer al

sharayeen Tasweer al

sharayeen arthritis arthritis Eltehab al mafasel Eltehab al mafasel artificial limb prosthesis Taraf taweedi Taraf taweedi assist assist Yosaed Yosaed asthma bronchospasm Tashanoj shoabi Rabow asthma drug antiasthmatic

Modaad lel tashanoj al shoabi

Adweyat al rabow

asymptomatic asymptomatic La aradi Bedoun aarad athlete's foot tinea pedis Safatul qadam Fetr al qadam baby baby/infant Tefl radee Tefl radee back back Zahr Zahr backache backache Alaam al zahr Alaam al zahr bacteria bacteria Bacteria Bacteria baldness alopecia Al hassa Al salaa barium or iodine contrast medium Wasseet tabayon Sabgha bathroom bathroom Merhaad Merhaad bedpan bedpan nouneya Qasreya bedrails bedrails Qodban al sareer Qodban al sareer bedwetting enuresis Salas al bawel Al tabawol fee al

sareer bee-sting bee-sting Laseat al nahla Laseat al nahla before before Qabl Qabl belly belly Batn Batn bend bend Yalwi Yalwi better better Afdal Afdal biopsy biopsy Khazaa Khazaa birth control birth control Mane al haml Mane al haml birthmark birthmark Wahma Wahma bladder bladder Mathana Mathana blanket blanket Battaneya Battaneya bleed hemorrhage Nazeef Nazeef bleeding bleeding Nazf Nazf blister pack blister pack Shareet foqaat Shareet foqaat blistered bullous Nofati Foqaey blood blood Dam Dam blood clotting thromboembolism Ensemaam

khothari Jalta

blood count blood count Tedad khalaya el dam

Tedad khalaya el dam

blood in the urine hematuria Al bawel al damawi Dam d feel bowl blood test blood test Ekhtebar dam Tahleel dam blood type blood type Faseelat al dam Faseelat al dam body body Jasad Jasad boils furunculosis Da al damamel Damamel bowels bowels Amaaa Amaaa



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boy boy sabbey sabbey braces (dental) braces (dental) )( Moqawem )( Moqawem brain brain Mokh Mokh brain inflammation encephalitis Eltehab al demagh Eltehab al demagh brand names brand names Alamaat tojareya Alamaat tojareya breakfast breakfast Iftar Iftar breast breast Thadye Thadye breathing ventilation Al tahweya Al tanafoss breathing in inspiration Shaheeq Shaheeq breathing out expiration Zafeer Zafeer brief transitory Aradi Wajeez bronchitis bronchitis

Eltehab al qasaba al hawaeya

Eltehab al qasaba al hawaeya

brother brother Shaqeeq Akh bruise contusion Kadma Kadma build-up accumulation Tarakom Tarakom burns burns Hourouq Hourouq burp eructation Tagasho Tagasho buttocks buttocks Al ardaaf Al ardaaf by mouth per oral (PO) An tareeq al fam An tareeq al fam caesarian section caesarian section Welada qaysareya Welada qaysareya cafeteria cafeteria Maqha Maqha calf calf Batn al saq Batn al saq call (for/name) call (for/name) )( Yonadi )( Yonadi call-bell call-bell Jaras al istedaaa Jaras al istedaaa cancer carcinoma Waram sarataani Saratan cancer-causing carcinogenic mosarten Mosabeblel saratan cardiac cardiac Qalbi Qalbi CAT/CT Scan CAT/CT Scan

Fahs bel ashea al maqtaeeya

Fahs bel ashea al maqtaeeya

cataract cataract

etaam adasatul ayn

Al ma al abyad

cavities caries Nakhr Taswees chaplain chaplain qesees qesees cheek cheek Khad Khad chest chest Sadr Sadr chicken pox varicella Al homaq Al jodayri children children Atfal Atfal chin chin Zaqn Zaqn cholesterol cholesterol Kolesterol Kolesterol Christian Scientist Christian Scientist Aalem maseehi Aalem maseehi claustrophobia claustrophobia Rohaab al

ehtejaaz

Khgawf men al amaken al moghlaqa

clear clear Wadeh Wadeh clinic clinic Eyada Eyada cold (low temp) cold (low temp) )

( Bared )

( Bared

cold (resp. infection) upper respiratory infection

Adwal masaalek al tanafoseya el olya

Nazlat bard

cold sore/ genital herpes virus herpes simplex

Al isaabal tanasoleya bevayrous herpes simplex

Herpes tanasoli


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collar bone clavicle Azmat al torqowa Azmat al torqowa colon colon Al qawloon Al qawloon comatose comatose Fee ghaybouba Fee ghaybouba complication complication Modaafat Modaafat concussion (brain) concussion (brain) Ertejaj fil mokh Ertejaj fil mokh condition condition Hala Hala condom condom Waqi zakari Waqi zakari confusion confusion Tashawosh Tashawosh constipation constipation Imsaak Imsaak contact lenses contact lenses Adasaat laseqa Adasaat laseqa continuous continuous Mostamer Mostamer contraceptive contraceptive Osloob mane al

homl Osloob mane al

homl contraction contraction Enqebaad Enqebaad convulsion convulsion tashanoj tashanoj coordination coordination Tanseeq Tanseeq cosmetic cosmetic Tajmeeli Tajmeeli cough cough Soaal Kohha cough medicine expectorant Taared lel

balaaghem Dawa al kohha

coughing up blood hemoptysis Nafth al dam Kohhat addam cramps cramps Taqaloss adali Shad adali Crohn's disease ileitis Eltehaab al lafaefy Daa cron cry cry Bokaa Bokaa cut (from surgery) incision )( Shaq jerahi )( Shaq jerahi cystic fibrosis cystic fibrosis Al talayof al kisi Al talayof al kisi Dad/Father Dad/Father / Waled/ab / Waled/ab daughter daughter Ebna Ebna decongestant decongestant Mozeel lel ehtqan Mozeel lel ehtqan defecation defecation Tabbarroz Tabbarroz dehydration dehydration Jafaaf Jafaaf depression depression Ekteab Ekteab diabetes diabetes Al sokarry Al sokarry diagnosis diagnosis Tashkhees Tashkhees dialysis dialysis Al daylaza Ghaseel kolawi diaper diaper haffada haffada diarrhea diarrhea Esehal Esehal difficulty speaking dysarthria Osr el talaffoz Osr el talaffoz dinner dinner Eshaa Eshaa disease disease Marad Marad dislocation dislocation enfesaal Khale disorientation disorientation Tawahan Tawahan dizziness vertigo Dawkha Dawkha doctor (female) doctor (female) Tabeeba Tabeeba doctor (male) doctor (male) Tabeeb Tabeeb dosage schedule dosage schedule Jadwal hgjaraat Jadwal hgjaraat dose dose Jaraa Jaraa double vision diplopia Roya mozdawaja Roya mozdawaja Down's Syndrome Down's Syndrome Motalazemat down Motalazemat down drainage drainage Tasreef Tasreef drink drink Sharaab Sharaab


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dry eyes xerophthalmia Jafaaf al moltahema

Jafaaf al ayn

dry mouth xerostomia Jafaaf al fam Jafaaf al fam ear drum tympanic

membrane Al gheshaal tabli Tablat al ozon

ear infection otitis Eltehab al ozon Eltehab al ozon ears ears Al ozonayn Al ozonayn earwax cerumen Simlakh Shame al ozon eczema Al eczema Al eczema EEG (brain scan) electroencephalog

raphy

Takhteet al much al kahrabaee

Rasm al mokh

EKG electrocardiography

Takhteet al qalb al kahrabaee

Rasm al qalb

elbow elbow Kooe Kooe emergency emergency Hala tarea Hala tarea emergency room emergency room Ghorfat tawareq Ghorfat tawareq emphysema emphysema Entefakh reawi Entefakh reawi enema enema Hoqna sharajeya Hoqna sharajeya enteric-coated enteric-coated Maaweyat al

taghleef Maaweyat al

taghleef epilepsy epilepsy Sara Sara error error Khata Khata estrogen estrogen Estrogen Estrogen excrement excrement Boraz Boraz exercise exercise Majhoud Majhoud experimental experimental Tajreebi Tajreebi eye eye Ayn Ayn eye glasses eye glasses Nazaraat Nazaraat eye inflammation conjunctivitis Eltehaab al

moltahema Ramad

eye sight eye sight Al nazar Al nazar eyebrow eyebrow Hajeb Hajeb eyedrops eyedrops Qatrat al ayn Qatrat al ayn eyelid eyelid Jefn Jefn face face Wajh Wajh fainting syncope ghashayaan Eghmaa fallopian tube/ovary inflammation

adnexitis

Eltehab tawabe al rahem

//

Eltehab al anabeeb/ al mabayed

family family Osra Osra fatal fatal Momeet Momeet father father Waled Ab fatigue fatigue Eyaa Erhaaq feces feces Boraz Boraz fever pyrexia homma Sokhouna feverish febrile mahmoom Sakhen finger finger Esba Esba fingernail fingernail Zefr Zefr fist fist Qabda Qabda flu influenza Anfluenza Anfluenza food poisoning food poisoning Tasamom ghezaee Tasamom ghezaee foot foot Qadam Qadam forehead forehead Jabeen Jabeen


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fracture fracture Kasr Kasr friend friend Sadeeq Sadeeq frostbite frostbite Qadmat al saqee Qadmat al saqee gall bladder inflammation

cholecystitis Eltehab al marara Eltehab al marara

gallstones cholelithiasis

Hasawi al marara Hasawi al marara

Gastroenterologist Gastroenterologist

Akhsaee al jehaz al hadmi

Akhsaee al jehaz al hadmi

genetic genetic Werathee Werathee genital genital Tanasoli Tanasoli geriatric geriatric Shaykhookhi Shaykhookhi German measles rubella Al homayraa Al hasbal almani gland gland Ghodda Ghodda glaucoma glaucoma Al soayfa Al maa al azraq gluten gluten Al dabouq Al dabouq going to the toilet a lot polyuria bowaal Kathrat al tabawol gonorrhoea gonorrhoea Sayalan Sayalan good good Jayed Jayed graze cut abrasion Sahj Sahj groin groin Al arbeya Bayn al fakhzayn gynecological gynecological Nesaeya Nesaeya hair (head) hair (head) )( Shaer )( Shaer hallucination hallucination halwassa halwassa hand hand Yad Yad handicap handicap Eaqa Eaqa hardening of the arteries

arteriosclerosis Tasalob al sharayeen

Tasalob al sharayeen

harmful adverse Moaakes Modder hay fever rhinitis Eltehab al anf Homma al qash head head Ras Ras headache cephalgia Sodaa Sodaa hearing-related auditory Sameee Sameee heart heart Qalb Qalb heart attack myocardial

infarction

Ehteshaa adalatul qalb

Azma qalbeya

heart murmur heart murmur Laghat al qalb Laghat al qalb heart specialist cardiologist Akhsaee al qalb Akhsaee al qalb heart valve infection endocarditis

Eltehab al semamat Eltehab al semamat

heartburn Reflux ertedaad Horka heel heel Kab Kab help help Mosaada Mosaada hemophilia hemophilia Naoora Hemofilia hemorrhoids hemorrhoids Bawaseer Bawaseer hepatitis hepatitis Eltehab al kabed Eltehab al kabed hernia hernia Fatq Fetaaq high blood pressure hypertension

Ertefaa daght al dam Ertefaa daght al dam

high blood sugar hyperglycaemia Fart sokar al dam Fart sokar al dam High/over-active thyroid

hyperthyroidism

Fart nashat al darraq Fart nashat al darraq


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hip hip Mefsal al fakhz Mefsal al fakhz HIV HIV

hives urticaria sharaa Articaria hoarseness hoarseness Bhahat assowt Bhahat assowt hospitalization hospitalization Hajz bel mostashfa Hajz bel mostashfa husband husband Zawj Zawj hypothermia hypothermia Hobout al harrara Hobout al harrara hysterectomy hysterectomy Estesal al rahem Estesal al rahem ill ill Mareed Mareed immunity immunity Manaa Manaa immunization immunization Tahseen Tahseen impetigo impetigo Qawbaa Qawbaa incontinence incontinence Addam estemsak Addam estemsak indigestion remedy antacid Modad lel homouda Modad lel homouda infection Adwa Adwa inflammation of the pancreas

pancreatitis

Eltehab al pankereas Eltehab al pankereas

injection injection Hoqna Hoqna injury injury Esaba Esaba inoperable inoperable

Ghayr qabel lel jeraha

Ghayr qabel lel jeraha

insect insect Hashara Hashara instructions instructions Taaleemat Taaleemat insulin insulin Insoleen Insoleen insurance insurance Tameen Tameen intermittent intermittent Motaqate Motaqate internal examination using fiber optic tube

endoscopy Fahs bel menzaar Fahs bel menzaar

intestinal intestinal Maawi Maawi intestines intestines Amaa Amaa intolerance to light photophobia Rohab al daw Rohab al daw intravenous (IV) intravenous (IV) Fil wareed Fil wareed irregular aberrant Ghayr tabeeee Ghayr tabeeee irregular heartbeat arrhythmia Khalal nazmi

Addam entezam darabaat al qalb

irritation irritation Tahayoj Tahayoj is/it is is/it is Howa Howa it it Heya Heya itchy pruritic hekka Horash jaundice jaundice Saffar Saffar jaw jaw Faq Faq jellyfish jellyfish Qandeel al bahr Qandeel al bahr joint joint Mafsal Mafsal joint pain arthralgia Alam al mafasel Alam al mafasel juice juice Asseer Asseer keloid keloid Jodra Jodra ketoacidosis ketoacidosis Hemmad ketooni Hemmad ketooni kidney kidney Kolya Kolya kidney failure azotaemia Fashal kolawi Fashal kolawi kidney-related renal Kolawi Kolawi knee knee Rokba Rokba


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Arabic Common laboratory laboratory mokhtabar mokhtabar lack of periods amenorrhoea Enqetaa al dawra Enqetaa al dawra last name last name allaqab Esm el aela laxative laxative Molayen Molayen laying down supine

Mostalqee alal zahr Mostalqee alal zahr

leg leg Saaq Saaq lethargy lethargy Wassan Wassan leukemia leukemia Saratan al dam Saratan al dam life support life support

Ajhezat al hefaaz alal hayat

Ajhezat al hefaaz alal hayat

ligament ligament Rebat Rebat lip lip Shaffa Shaffa liquor liquor Mashroub koholli Mashroub koholli liver liver Kabbed Kabbed local local Mawdeee Mawdeee low blood pressure hypotensive

Enkhefad daght addam

Enkhefad daght addam

low blood sugar hypoglycemia Naqs sokar addam Naqs sokar addam low/underactive thyroid hypothyroidism

Naqs efraaz al doraq Naqs efraaz al doraq

lump n/a lump n/a Kotla Kotla lunch lunch Taam al ghezaa Taam al ghezaa lung lung Rea Rea lung-related pulmonary Reawi Reawi lymph node cancer lymphoma Waram limfawi Waram limfawi malaise malaise Tawaok aam Tawaok aam malaria malaria Malaria Malaria malignant malignant Khabeeth Khabeeth man man Rajol Rajol massage massage Tadleek Tadleek medical medical Tebbi Tebbi medication medication Dawaa Dawaa medication for irregular heartbeat

antiarrhythmic Elaj lenazm al qalb Elaj lenazm al qalb

medication that prevents blood clotting

anticoagulant Modaad lel tajalot Modaad lel tajalot

medication to increase urine output

diuretic Modder lel bowl Modder lel bowl

medication to prevent convulsions

anticonvulsant Modadad lel tashannoj

Modadad lel tashannoj

medication to reduce swelling

anti-inflammatory Modaad lel eltehab Modaad lel eltehab

medication to treat cancer

antineoplastic Ded nomow al awram

Ded nomow al awram

medication to treat cancer

antitumor Modaad lel awram Modaad lel awram

medication to treat cough

antitussive Mohade lel soal Mohade lel soal

medication to treat diabetes

antidiabetic Dawaa lel sokarri Dawaa lel sokarri

medication to treat epilepsy

antiepileptic Modaad lel saraa Modaad lel saraa



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medication to treat fever

antipyretic Khafed lel harrara Khafed lel harrara

medication to treat fungus infection

antifungal Modaad lel fetreyaat Modaad lel fetreyaat

medication to treat high blood pressure

antihypertensive

Khafed ledaght addam al mortafe

Khafed ledaght addam al mortafe

medication to treat itching

antipruritic Modaad lel hekka Modaad lel hekka

medication to treat vomiting

antiemetic Modaad lel taqayo Modaad lel taqayo

medication/substance to cause vomiting

emetic Moqaye Moqaye

melanoma melanoma Meelanoma Meelanoma meningitis meningitis Eltehab al sahaaya Eltehab al sahaaya menopause menopause Al eyaas Sen al yas mental retardation mental retardation Takhalof aqli Takhalof aqli migraine migraine Al sodaa al nesfi Al sodaa al nesfi mild subclinical

Gayr badden learaad

Khafeef

milk production lactation Erdaa Erdaa miscarriage miscarriage Ejhad Ejhad mom/mother mom/mother / Om/ waleda / Om/ waleda more more Akthar Akthar mouth mouth Fam Fam MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Fahs bel ranneen al maghnateesi

Fahs bel ranneen al maghnateesi

mucus mucus Mokhaat Mokhaat multiple sclerosis multiple sclerosis Al tasalob al lowayhi Al tasalob al lowayhi muscle muscle adala adala muscle pain myalgia Awjaa al adalat Awjaa al adalat muscle relaxant muscle relaxant Morkhen lel adalat Morkhen lel adalat muscular dystrophy muscular

dystrophy Hathalul adalaat

Soo taghzeyat al adalat

mutism mutism Bokm Bokm narcotic narcotic Mokhadder Mokhadder nasal nasal Anfi Anfi nausea nausea Ghathayan Ghathayan navel navel Sorra Sorra nearsightedness myopia Qorb al nazar Qorb al nazar neck neck Rakkaba Rakkaba needle needle Ebra Ebra nervousness nervousness Assabeya Assabeya nitroglycerin nitroglycerin Nitroglycerine Nitroglycerine no no La La none none Albatta Albatta non-malignant benign Hameed Hameed non-urgent elective ekhteyaari Ghayr mostajal normal normal Tabeeee Tabeeee nosebleed epistaxis Roaaf Nazf anfee not ever not ever abbadan abbadan nurse nurse Momareda Momareda obesity obesity Semna Semna


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obstetrical obstetrical Weladi Weladi occasional occasional Ahyanan Ahyanan ointment ointment Marham Marham operating room operating room Ghorfat al amaleyat Ghorfat al amaleyat ophthalmological ophthalmological Ramadi Ramadi oral oral Fammi Fammi orthopedic orthopedic azmi azmi Copyright 2002, Highway to Health, Inc. d/b/a HTH Worldwide www.hthworldwide.com Page 10 of 10

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