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Words: medicine and traditional healing

ቃላት፦ ሕክምናና የባሕል ፈውስ

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

Doctors, nurses and health reports use precise words. Knowing them helps you understand a doctor, read a medicine leaflet and discuss health topics in an exam.

ሐኪሞች፣ ነርሶችና የጤና ሪፖርቶች ትክክለኛ ቃላትን ይጠቀማሉ። እነዚህን ቃላት ማወቅ ሐኪምዎን ለመረዳት፣ የመድኃኒት መግለጫ ወረቀት ለማንበብና በፈተና ስለ ጤና ለመወያየት ይረዳዎታል።

Learn words in pairs that go together: a chronic illness, a side effect, a contagious disease, a full recovery.

አብረው የሚመጡ ቃላትን በጥንድ ይማሩ፦ a chronic illness (ሥር የሰደደ ሕመም)፣ a side effect፣ a contagious disease (ተላላፊ በሽታ)፣ a full recovery (ሙሉ በሙሉ ማገገም)።

Words

remedyMy grandmother swears by honey and ginger as a remedy for a sore throat.መድኃኒት፣ ፈውስ (ለሕመም ወይም ለችግር መፍትሔ)
diagnosisAn early diagnosis can make diabetes much easier to manage.የበሽታ ምርመራ ውጤት (ምን በሽታ እንደሆነ መለየት)
symptomFever, headache and joint pain are common symptoms of malaria.የበሽታ ምልክት
chronicHe has lived with chronic back pain since he started driving a taxi.ሥር የሰደደ (ለረጅም ጊዜ የሚቆይ)
herbalMany families still prefer herbal medicine made from local plants such as damakesse.ከዕፅዋት የተሠራ
infectionClean the wound carefully, or it may lead to a serious infection.ኢንፌክሽን (በጀርም መበከል)
prescriptionThe pharmacist refused to sell the antibiotics without a prescription.የሐኪም ትእዛዝ (የመድኃኒት ማዘዣ ወረቀት)
vaccineThe measles vaccine has saved the lives of millions of children.ክትባት
side effectDrowsiness is a common side effect of this medicine, so don't drive after taking it.የጎንዮሽ ጉዳት
contagiousTuberculosis is contagious, so patients are treated in a separate ward.ተላላፊ
recoveryAfter the operation, his recovery took almost three months.ማገገም፣ መዳን
dosageAlways check the dosage on the label before giving medicine to a child.የመድኃኒት መጠን (ምን ያህልና በስንት ጊዜ እንደሚወሰድ)
immune systemA balanced diet and enough sleep keep your immune system strong.የሰውነት በሽታ መከላከያ ሥርዓት
traditional healerIn some rural areas, people visit a traditional healer before going to a health centre.የባሕል ሐኪም
malnutritionThe drought led to high rates of malnutrition among young children.የተመጣጠነ ምግብ እጥረት

Exercises

  1. The doctor gave Almaz a piece of paper so she could buy her medicine at the pharmacy. What is this paper called?

    ሐኪሙ አልማዝ መድኃኒቷን ከፋርማሲ እንድትገዛ ወረቀት ሰጣት። ይህ ወረቀት ምን ይባላል?

    • ☐ a) a symptom
    • ☐ b) a diagnosis
    • ☐ c) a prescription

  2. An illness that lasts for many years is …

    ለብዙ ዓመታት የሚቆይ ሕመም …

    • ☐ a) chronic
    • ☐ b) herbal
    • ☐ c) contagious

  3. Which word means "a disease that passes easily from one person to another"?

    "ከአንድ ሰው ወደ ሌላው በቀላሉ የሚተላለፍ" ማለት የትኛው ቃል ነው?

    • ☐ a) contagious
    • ☐ b) immune
    • ☐ c) chronic

  4. "This medicine may cause headaches." A headache here is …

    "ይህ መድኃኒት ራስ ምታት ሊያስከትል ይችላል።" እዚህ ራስ ምታቱ …

    • ☐ a) a side effect
    • ☐ b) a remedy
    • ☐ c) a vaccine

  5. Fever and a cough are common _______________ of the flu.

    ትኩሳትና ሳል የጉንፋን የተለመዱ ምልክቶች ናቸው።

  6. Children receive the polio _______________ in the first months of life.

    ሕፃናት በመጀመሪያዎቹ የሕይወት ወራት የፖሊዮ ክትባት ይወስዳሉ።

  7. wasrecoveryHerquick.surprisingly

    ማገገሟ በሚገርም ሁኔታ ፈጣን ነበር።

    1. 1. diagnosis → ___
    2. 2. dosage → ___
    3. 3. malnutrition → ___
    4. 4. traditional healer → ___
    • a) የባሕል ሐኪም
    • b) የተመጣጠነ ምግብ እጥረት
    • c) የበሽታ ምርመራ ውጤት
    • d) የመድኃኒት መጠን

Answer key

  1. c) a prescription
  2. a) chronic
  3. a) contagious
  4. a) a side effect
  5. symptoms
  6. vaccine
  7. Her recovery was surprisingly quick.
  8. 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a

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