He rārangi kupu o ngā momo māuiui, ngā tahumaero me ngā whara ka pā ki a tātou te tangata, tae atu ki te rongoā i aua mate.
A vocabulary list relating to various human conditions, diseases and injuries, including the treatment of those illnesses.
accident (kupu kē atu: hauata)
antigen (takenga mai: akiaki - to urge on; patu - to subdue, kill; ropi [rauropi] - organism; paturopi - antibody)
akoranga whakaora ohotata Tūingoa
first aid course (kupu kē atu: akoranga oratata)
akuaku ~na Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Whiti
hygiene, cleanse (takenga mai: akuaku - scrape out, cleanse)
amohanga mamae Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
pain tolerance (takenga mai: amo - to carry, bear)
uncomfortable, uneasy, uneasiness, anxious (kupu kē atu: manawarau)
first aid officer
booster vaccine (takenga mai: turuki - to come as a supplement, follow) (kupu kē atu: āraimate whakakaha)
aro raraunga Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
data driven (takenga mai: aro - to take heed of, consider; raraunga - data)
arohaenga tūpāpaku Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
autopsy, post mortem (takenga mai: arohae [arohaehae] - to appraise, critique; tūpāpaku - corpse, deceased)
atarua Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
blurred vision, poor eyesight, vision impaired
hepatitis (takenga mai: ate - liver; kakā - inflamed)
smoke free
anguish, distress, distraught, dysphoria (kupu kē atu: ahotea, pākinikini, pākatokato)
gender dysphoria (takenga mai: auhi - distressed, distraught, anguish)
body dysphoria
parental influence
dietary influence
immunity (takenga mai: awhikiri – innermost defences of a pā; awhi – embrace; kiri – person, self)
artificial immunity, passive immunity
natural immunity, active immunity
herd immunity (takenga mai: pae - threshold; rahi - numerous, many)
immunocompromised, immune compromised (takenga mai: awhikiri - immunity; pahara - deficient) (kupu kē atu: raru awhikiri)
innate immunity
short term immunity, temporary immunity
long term immunity (takenga mai: tau - to settle, land; roa - long time)
adaptive immunity
ero Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
pus, discharge from a sore, septic
rescue breathing
hae (poka) ~a ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
incision (surgical)
skin cut, laceration
rash, skin disease, scabies, skin lesion (kupu kē atu: kōpukupuku, waihakihaki)
catch lice, search for lice
hāpaiora Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Poro
intervene, intervention (takenga mai: hāpai - to uplift, support; ora - wellness)
upstream intervention, early intervention (takenga mai: hāpaiora - intervention; rere - to flow; mua - in front, before) (kupu kē atu: hāpaiora takamua)
evidence based intervention
plastic surgery (takenga mai: ahuahu - to form, fashion)
cataract surgery, cataract operation (takenga mai: arotahi - lens [of the eye])
minor surgery
keyhole surgery
orthopaedic surgery
invasive surgery
bowel surgery
heart surgery
major surgery
emergency surgery
brain surgery
genital surgery
breast surgery
cosmetic surgery
elective surgery
hape, hapehape Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
deformity in leg or foot, lame (kupu kē atu: kopa)
ice gel
halitosis, bad breath
Salmonella (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
eczema
hauā Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
disabled, disability (kupu kē atu: whaikaha, kopa)
quadriplegic (takenga mai: hauā - disabled, crippled; peke - limb; whā - four)
physical disability
hypothermia (kupu kē atu: mangenge, hauaitu)
chill (illness)
haumanu ~tia ~tanga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
therapy, treat using therapy (takenga mai: haumanu - to revive, restore to health)
aromatherapy
radiology
psychotherapy, mental therapy
radiotherapy, radiation treatment (takenga mai: haumanu - therapy; iraruke - radioactivity)
chemotherapy (takenga mai: haumanu - therapy; matū - chemical)
massage therapy (soft tissue)
music therapy
massage therapy (deep tissue)
hormone therapy
physical therapy
inhalant (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] - gas; mote - to suck, draw in the breath) (kupu kē atu: whakangānga, rehu whakangā)
health, healthy (kupu kē atu: waiora)
mental health
emotional health
gut health
geriatric health
paediatric health, child health (kupu kē atu: hauora arotamariki)
joint health
holistic health (takenga mai: toro - to extend; whārahi - wide, broad) (kupu kē atu: hauora tukupū)
public health
haupatu ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
physical violence, physical abuse, assault (kupu kē atu: tūkino, tunu huruhuru)
haurangi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
drunk, drunkenness, intoxicated, intoxication
endometriosis (takenga mai: heke - to migrate; pūtau - cell [of an organism]; pūtautau - tissue [of an organism]; kōpū - womb, uterus)
hemo ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Oti, Tūāhua
die, death, dead (kupu kē atu: mate, pahemo)
cigarette (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
drowsy, lethargic, lethargy, sleepiness (kupu kē atu: pōuruuru, hāmoemoe, kānewha, nenewha)
hinengaro pōngerengere Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
mental breakdown, nervous breakdown (takenga mai: hinengaro - mind, seat of emotions; pōngerengere - overwhelming, oppressive, dark)
collapse (kupu kē atu: tanuku, porowhā)
balm (takenga mai: hinu - oil; panikiri - skin lotion)
hīopeope Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
end of life tending and nursing, palliative tending and nursing
hīwiniwini Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
ache (of the body)
hospital (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: hōhipere)
cold sore, fever blister (takenga mai: hoipū - blister; kirikā - fever)
inactive, sedentary
pimple (kupu kē atu: mariao)
virus, viral (takenga mai: hua – outcome, product; keto – infested with maggots) (kupu kē atu: wheori)
bacteria, bacterial (takenga mai: hua – product, progeny, abundance; kita – anything very small)
asthma, asthmatic (kupu kē atu: kume, tīmohu)
huaranga ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
transplant
heart transplant
hukihuki Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
convulsion, spasm, seizure
epilepsy, twitch violently
hormonal change (kupu kē atu: panoni taiaki)
high, inebriated (takenga mai: hurori - to stagger, roll about)
inferior vena cava (takenga mai: ia-auraki - vein; raro - lower, below)
spider vein (takenga mai: ia [ia-auraki] - vein; māwhaiwhai - spider web)
capillary (takenga mai: ia [ia-toto] - blood vessel; tōiti - little finger or toe)
blocked blood vessel
blocked artery
e-cigarette, electronic cigarette (takenga mai: ī - he rite te whakahua ki te pū Ingarihi nei, te 'e' mō te electronic; hikareti [kupu mino] - cigarette)
vaginal yeast infection, Candida, vaginal thrush (takenga mai: īhi - yeast; tara - vagina)
athletes foot (takenga mai: īhi - yeast)
hay fever (takenga mai: ihu - nose; pāwera - allergic)
haemorrhage, bleeding
internal haemorrhaging (kupu kē atu: toto whakaroto)
pressure meter
inu inati Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
binge drinking (takenga mai: inati - excessive, extreme)
neuro-typical (takenga mai: io [ioio] - nerve; aro - be inclined toward; auraki - mainstream)
pinched nerve
iokerewai Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
paralysis, paralysed (takenga mai: io - nerve; kēkerewai - numb) (kupu kē atu: pararūtiki [kupu mino])
freckle
threadworm
kahurua Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
short-sighted
kai pūroi inati Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
drug overdose
therapist (takenga mai: haumanu - to revive, restore to health)
radiologist
mental therapist
physiotherapist, physio (takenga mai: koiri - to bend the body; koiri - non-locomotor movement)
massage therapist (soft tissue)
occupational therapist
acupuncturist
speech and language therapist (kupu kē atu: kaihaumanu whakaputa reo, kaiwhakatika reo)
massage therapist (deep tissue)
osteoarthritis
chiropractor (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
psychologist
pathologist
podiatrist
physiologist
optometrist, optician (kupu kē atu: kaimātai karu)
palliative caregiver (takenga mai: mohi [mohimohi] - to tend, nurse, care for)
kaimōhū Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
despondent, despondency, hopelessness
rheumatoid arthritis (kupu kē atu: pona kakā rūmātiki)
kaitirotiro matewhawhati Tūingoa
coroner (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting agent; tirotiro - to examine; matewhawhati - unexpected death, sudden death)
counsellor (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting person performing an action; tohu - to advise, guide; ora - health, well-being, life) (kupu kē atu: kaiwhakamahereora)
blood donor
organ donor
kakā Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
inflamed, inflammation
kakapa hē (o te manawa) Tūingoa
arrhythmia, abnormal rhythm (of the heart)
sciatica
kanohi kāhu Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
long-sighted
squint (eyes)
measles, rubeola
misaligned eyesight, strabismus (takenga mai: kōrapa - be misaligned, askew)
cross-eyed
divergent eyesight, divergent strabismus
throat ulcer, quinsy (kupu kē atu: kōmaoa korokoro)
tetanus (takenga mai: kauae - jaw; timu - involuntary contraction of muscles) (kupu kē atu: pakaua hukihuki)
kēkerewai Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
numb, numbness, pins and needles
cold turkey, abrupt cessation (takenga mai: keremutu - to end abruptly)
stutter
gangrene (takenga mai: kiko - flesh; hunga - putrid, decayed)
skin graft (takenga mai: kiri - skin; uwhi - to cover) (kupu kē atu: kiri uhi)
kirikā Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
fever, feverish
conjunctivitis (takenga mai: kirikamo - conjunctiva; kakā - to be inflammed) (kupu kē atu: mate pīkaru)
low self-esteem (takenga mai: ngoikore - weak, listless, lacking)
sty (pimple on eyelid)
mole (mark on skin) (takenga mai: kiri - skin; tona - nodule, wart)
meningitis (takenga mai: kiriuhi - membrane; ua - backbone, neck, back of the neck; kakā - inflamed)
kiriuhi uakakā huakita Tūingoa
bacterial meningitis
addict (takenga mai: kiri - person, self; wara [warawara] - addiction)
heartburn, indigestion (kupu kē atu: taratarawai, tokopaha, tokopā, kunāwhea)
(skin) blemish
kidney stone (kupu kē atu: pōhatu tākihi)
tuberculosis
trauma, traumatised (takenga mai: kohuki - anguish, distress)
historical trauma
emotional trauma
penetrating trauma (takenga mai: ngangengange - to be pierced, stabbed)
social trauma
post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD (takenga mai: kohuki - anguish, stress, distress; tau - to come to land, settle; muri - after)
physical trauma
blunt force trauma
intergenerational trauma, generational trauma (kupu kē atu: kohuki whitireanga)
sterilisation (render infertile) (takenga mai: kokoti-uru - a rite intended to prevent conception)
kōmaoa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
ulcer, ulcerated (kupu kē atu: mariao, kurupo)
stomach ulcer, peptic ulcer
mouth ulcer
osteopathy (takenga mai: kōmuru - to make supple by rubbing)
gallstone (takenga mai: konga [kongakonga] - fragment; kouawai - gall bladder)
kōpā Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua, Tūingoa
stiff, stiffness (e.g of muscles)
growth hormone deficiency
nutritional deficiency
heat rash
constipation, constipated (kupu kē atu: kōroke, tina, mate kōreke)
disfigured, deformed
korohāwini Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
shiver, shivering, shivers (kupu kē atu: tūngāwiri)
Covid-19 (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: Kowheori, mate Korona)
korongenge Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
dementia
chickenpox (takenga mai: koroputa [koroputaputa] - smallpox; hei [heihei] - chicken)
smallpox
vasectomy (takenga mai: koti - to cut in two, cut off, interrupt; ara tātea - sperm duct, vas deferens) (kupu kē atu: pokanga ara tātea)
lactose intolerance, lactose intolerant (takenga mai: koto - to be averse)
depression (illness), misery (kupu kē atu: rāwakiwaki, poururu, mate pāpōuri, toimaha hārukiruki)
enema, suppository (takenga mai: kuhi - to insert; tou - anus)
cocaine (takenga mai: kuka - dry leaves; rou - intoxicated, as with tutu juice)
cystic fibrosis (takenga mai: kukū - to be firm, stiff, thickened; wē - fluid; tinana - body)
kunanu Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua, Tūingoa
gibberish, talk unintelligibly
guide dog
mobility scooter (takenga mai: kuta [kupu mino] - scooter; taumatua - support, assistance) (kupu kē atu: waka neneke)
head lice
body lice
mae ~a Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Poro
phobia, phobic (takenga mai: mae - to be overcome with fear)
agoraphobia (takenga mai: ahoaho - open space)
claustrophobia (takenga mai: apiapi - confined, restriced)
biphobia (takenga mai: hōkaka [hōkakatanga] - sexuality)
transphobia
social phobia (kupu kē atu: mae piringa tangata)
nyctophobia, fear of the dark
arachnophobia, fear of spiders
aviophobia, fear of flying
homophobia (takenga mai: takatāpui - homosexual)
acrophobia, fear of heights (takenga mai: tīkoke - high, tall, towering)
hemophobia
glossophobia, performance anxiety, stage fright (takenga mai: tū - to stand)
health procedure, medical procedure (kupu kē atu: tukanga hauora)
heal, healed, healing (of a physical wound)
antenatal care, prenatal care (takenga mai: maimoa - to cherish, care for; piri - e whai ana i tā te piripoho; piri - to be close; kōpū - womb)
māioio Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
dull pain, aching pain (takenga mai: māioio - weak, weary, aching)
pain, ache, hurt, sore (kupu kē atu: kōharihari)
nerve pain
irritating pain (takenga mai: māngeongeo - irritation, pain)
sharp pain (kupu kē atu: mamae pākino)
throbbing pain
burning pain
joint pain
earache
acute pain (takenga mai: tārū - painful, acute, severe)
excruciating pain, intense pain (kupu kē atu: mamae hārukiruki)
chronic pain (takenga mai: tauroa - to extend [of time])
muscle pain
mamae-kore Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
pain free
atrial fibrillation, heart flutter (takenga mai: manawa - heart; arowhaki - to quiver, flutter)
dying breath, weakening breath
manawa rere Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
impulsive, headstrong, impetuous
bradycardia, slow heartbeat (takenga mai: manawa - heart; taitu - slow, sluggish)
heart attack
manawanui Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
persevere, perseverance, determination
life support (kupu kē atu: manapou, taupua ora)
manawaroa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
resilient, resilience
māngeongeo Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
itch, itchy, irritation
stoned, affected by a drug
chilblain
dry cough (takenga mai: mare - to cough; pūtī - dry)
whooping cough (kupu kē atu: mare motu, mare heihei)
cough, common cold (kupu kē atu: wharowharo)
malaria (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
marū Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
bruise, bruised
face mask (takenga mai: maru - to be covered, shaded, shield; hā - breath) (kupu kē atu: ārai kanohi)
māruru Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
unhealthy, weak, sickly
relapse (of an illness)
urology
gynaecology
obstetrics
psychology
paediatrics (takenga mai: mātai - to inspect, examine; mātai - study ~ology; mātātahi - young people) (kupu kē atu: mātai arotamariki)
ophthalmology
oncology
pathology
epidemiology (takenga mai: mātai - to inspect, examine; tahumaero - disease, illness)
pharmacology
hematology, haemotology (takenga mai: mātai - to examine; toto - blood)
optometry
dermatology (takenga mai: mātai - to inspect, examine; kiri - skin)
urologist (takenga mai: aramimi - urinary tract) (kupu kē atu: kaimātai aramimi)
paediatrician (takenga mai: mātanga - expert, specialist; aro - to focus on; mātātahi - young people)
gynacologist
obstetrician
neurologist (takenga mai: mātanga - expert, specialist; ioio - nerve)
dermatologist (takenga mai: mātanga - expert; kiri - skin)
osteopath
oncologist
palliative care specialist
neonatal specialist
pharmacist
mammogram, breast screening (takenga mai: matawai - to look closely, inspect, scrutinize)
genetic disorder, genetic condition
mate ākiroto Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
compulsive disorder, compulsive condition, obsessive disorder (takenga mai: āki - to urge on, exhort, induce; roto - inside) (kupu kē atu: mate takaauau)
learning disorder
complication (of an illness) (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder; āpiti - as well as, in addition)
respiratory illness, respiratory disease (kupu kē atu: matehā)
AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (takenga mai: mate - sickness; ārai - to ward off, protect; kore - negative)
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD (takenga mai: mate - illness, sick, lacking; aro - to pay heed to; pīkari - attentively) (kupu kē atu: aroreretini, aroreretītā)
cataract (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder, condition; arotahi - lens [of the eye])
liver disease, liver condition
mate auāki Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
executive dysfunction (takenga mai: mate - disorder, illness; au - I, me; āki - to encourage, urge on)
maternal death
mate haukiri Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
personality disorder (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder, condition; hau - vitality of a person, breath, wind; kiri - person, self; haukiri - personality)
mate haukiri tūhourangi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
antisocial personality disorder, sociopathy (takenga mai: mate - disorder, condition, illness; haukiri - personality; tūhourangi - uncouth, ill-mannered)
mate haukiri whakameremere Tūingoa
histrionic personality disorder (takenga mai: mate - disorder, condition, illness; haukiri - personality; whakameremere - to show off, be flamboyant, showy)
mate hinengaro Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
mental illness, mental disorder, psychological disorder (kupu kē atu: māuiui hinengaro)
mate hīrangi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
sunstroke (takenga mai: mate - illness, condition, sickness; hīrangi - quivering of the atmosphere from heat, heatwave)
mate hirikapo Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
cognitive disorder
mate horokiwa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
muscular dystrophy (takenga mai: mate - disorder, condition, illness; horokiwa - wasting away of the body in disease)
acne (takenga mai: mate - condition, disorder; huahua - pimple)
mate huka Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
diabetes (takenga mai: mate - sickness; huka - sugar)
cardiovascular disease (kupu kē atu: mate ia-toto)
mate ioio Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
neurological disorder, neurological condition (takenga mai: ioio - nerve)
mate kare ā-roto Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
emotional disorder
skin disorder, skin condition, skin disease
mate kirikōwhai Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
jaundice (kupu kē atu: mate kōwhai)
mate korohiko Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
sleep disorder
mate kuawa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
delirium, delirious (kupu kē atu: kutukutu ahi)
prenatal disorder, fetal disorder (kupu kē atu: mate pirikōpū)
mate kukune (kai) waipiro whānui Tūingoa
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, FASD
mate manawa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
heart disease, heart condition
digestive disease, digestive disorder
sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, cot death, sudden unexpected death in infancy, SUDI (kupu kē atu: matepēpi ohorere, mate kōhungahunga whawhati tata)
mate paiori Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
Parkinson's disease (takenga mai: paiori - emaciated)
sexually transmitted disease, STD, venereal disease (kupu kē atu: pakiwhara, kōtureture)
mate pāpori Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
social condition, social disability
mate pāwerawera Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
heatstroke
parasitic disease, illness cause by a parasite
neonatal death (takenga mai: piripoho - newborn)
infectious disease
mate pūio kawititanga ringa Tūingoa
carpal tunnel syndrome
Down's syndrome (takenga mai: mate - sickness, disorder, condition; pūira - chromosome; kehe - an odd number)
cancer
skin cancer, melanoma
bowel cancer
advanced cancer (kupu kē atu: mate pukupuku mārō)
mate pukupuku pūkahukahu Tūingoa
lung cancer
testicular cancer
mate pukupuku repe tātea Tūingoa
prostate cancer
mate pukupuku repe tenga Tūingoa
thyroid cancer
breast cancer (kupu kē atu: ūtaetae)
mate pukupuku wahakōpū Tūingoa
cervical cancer
mate pūwera Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
hyperthermia (takenga mai: mate - sickness, condition, disorder; pū[pūtake] - source, origin; wera - heat)
contagious disease (takenga mai: mate - disease, illness; rere - escape, fly about) (kupu kē atu: mate horapa)
mate roro Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
brain damage, brain disease
mate roro tuarongo Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
cerebral palsy (takenga mai: mate - disorder, sickness; roro tuarongo - cerebellum) (kupu kē atu: mate whakatīmohea)
mate tāhae Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
kleptomania (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder, condition; tāhae - to steal) (kupu kē atu: mate whānako)
mate tahu Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
pyromania (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder, condition; tahu - to ignite, set on fire, burn)
hormonal disorder
mate taihemo Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
life-threatening condition (takenga mai: tai - prefix with qualifying force; hemo - to die, be faint)
mate tākihi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
kidney disease, kidney disorder
mate takiwātanga whānui Tūingoa
autism spectrum disorder, ASD
lifelong illness, lifelong disorder, longstanding condition
chronic illness, chronic disease, long-term illness
mate tinana Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
physical illness, physical disorder
mate tuakiri Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
identity disorder
terminal illness (takenga mai: tuamatangi - dying breathe, death rattle)
inherited condition, inherited disorder
epidemic disease, pandemic disease (kupu kē atu: tahumaero urutā)
mate waekori Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
restless leg syndrome (takenga mai: mate - disorder, illness, condition; wae - leg; kori - to move, wriggle)
mate whaiaroaro Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
physiological disorder, functional disorder
assisted dying, euthanasia (takenga mai: mate - to die; whakaahuru - comfortable)
narcissism (takenga mai: mate - disorder, condition, illness; whakaataata - to pretend, to frighten; whakaata - mirror, to reflect)
mate whakaruaki Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
bulimia (takenga mai: mate - sickness; whakaruaki - to make vomit) (kupu kē atu: pukuruaki)
mate whakawehi pōauau Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
paranoia (takenga mai: mate - disorder, condition, illness; whakawehi - intimidation, threat; pōauau - confused, bewildered, mistaken)
birth defect, congenital disorder
developmental disorder, developmental disability
developmental dyspraxia, developmental coordination disorder, clumsy child syndrome (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder; whanake - to develop, grow; neke - to move; tahi [reretahi] - coordination)
behavioural disorder
mātengatenga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
concussion, concussed
blood disease, blood disorder
rare blood disease, rare blood disorder
mātihetihe Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
sneeze (kupu kē atu: matihe, tihe, tihewa)
poisonous substance (kupu kē atu: matū paitini)
allergen (takenga mai: matū - substance, chemical; whaka - causative prefix; pāwera - allergy)
recover from an illness, recuperate, convalesce
māuiui Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
sick, unwell, sickness, disorder, condition, illness, disease, syndrome (kupu kē atu: tahumaero, mate)
māuiui pongakawa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
eating disorder (takenga mai: pongakawa - to consume, devour, eat) (kupu kē atu: mate tahakai)
schizophrenia (takenga mai: māuiui - illness, disorder; wairua - spirit; tuakoi - divide, separate, misconceive, imagine, be deceived)
bi-polar disorder (takenga mai: māuiui - illness, disorder; whaiaro - self, personality; rua - two)
maunuwara Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
withdrawal (from addiction)
mauri moe Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
unconscious, subliminal, unresponsive
mauri ngaro Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
coma, comatose
mauri noho Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
inactive, restful, dormant
mauri oho Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
conscious, cognizant
mauri rere Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
panic stricken
alert, responsive, receptive
incontinence (takenga mai: mimi - urine; turu - to drip; noa - unintentional)
mimiti toto Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
blood loss, loss of blood (takenga mai: mimiti - reduced, diminished)
tonsillitis (takenga mai: miramira - tonsil, uvula; kakā - imflamed)
mirimiri ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
massage (soft tissue)
emphysema (takenga mai: miru - alveolus; pupuhi - swollen)
sleep apnea (takenga mai: hā - to breathe; tū - to stop)
unsettled sleep, troubled sleep (kupu kē atu: moe āuta, moe whakatorohū)
insomnia (takenga mai: moe - to sleep; whēuaua - difficult)
sunglasses (takenga mai: ārai - screen, block off; hihi - ray; rā - sun) (kupu kē atu: mōhiti rā, mōhiti uriuri)
momi ~a Tūmahi Whiti, Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
smoke, smoking (tobacco etc) (takenga mai: momi - to suck)
momi hāngū Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūmahi Whiti
passive smoking
vape, vaping (takenga mai: momi - to suck; rehu - mist; rehu [wairehu] - water vapour) (kupu kē atu: momi haurehu)
blood type
obese, fat (kupu kē atu: kutere)
germ, pathogen (takenga mai: moroiti - micro-organism; tahumaero - disease, sickness) (kupu kē atu: tukumate)
antiseptic wipes
ringworm
scar, cicatrix (kupu kē atu: riwha, mātānawe)
nicotine (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: parawaro)
ngākau whiwhita Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
enthusiasm, enthusiastic (kupu kē atu: kohara)
wheeze, breathe with difficulty (kupu kē atu: ngoio, tīmohu, ngaengae)
dust mite
ngau puku Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
stomach pain, tummy ache (kupu kē atu: puku mamae)
inhaler (takenga mai: ngongo - suck; huangō - asthma)
cleft lip, harelip (takenga mai: riwha - scarred, defaced)
delicacy specially prepared for a dying person
cervical smear, Pap smear (takenga mai: okoi - to scrape) (kupu kē atu: okoi waha whare tangata)
well-being, wellness
community well-being
mental well-being, mental wellness
social well-being, social wellness
linguistic well-being, language vitality
environmental well-being
physical well-being
holistic well-being, holistic wellness (takenga mai: toro - to extend; whārahi - broad, wide) (kupu kē atu: oranga tukupū)
spiritual well-being
family well-being
ōrite-kore o te hauora Tūingoa
health inequality
blood sugar level
pain threshold
laryngitis (takenga mai: paeoro - voice box, pharynx; kakā - inflamed)
pāhewahewa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
deluded, delusion
pahore Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
chafe, chafing (kupu kē atu: hikahika)
paihana ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
poison, poisonous, to poison (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: paitini)
food poisoning
pāihi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
unease, uneasy, disquiet (kupu kē atu: pairi)
paipairuaki Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
nausea, nauseous (kupu kē atu: honuhonu, nohunohu)
palliative care (takenga mai: pairuri - solicitude) (kupu kē atu: mohimohi whakahemohemo, mohi whakahemo)
syphilis
sinusitis (takenga mai: pakohu ihu - sinus; kakā - inflamed)
pakoki Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
dislocate, dislocation (of a joint) (kupu kē atu: kounu)
grief, sorrow, emotional pain (kupu kē atu: huamo)
sunblock, sunscreen (takenga mai: pani - spread, smear; ārai - screen, obstruct, barrier; hihi - ray; rā - sun) (kupu kē atu: pare tīkākā)
skin lotion, skin cream (takenga mai: pani - to smear; kiri - skin)
antiseptic ointment, antiseptic cream (takenga mai: patu - to subdue, kill; ero - septic, pus)
glaucoma
pāpuni ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
staunch, check the flow of blood (kupu kē atu: aukati)
pararūtiki Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
paraplegic, paralysis, paralysed (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
cramp (kupu kē atu: kokohu, uauawhiti)
heat cramp
parukore Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Poro
cleanliness, clean (takenga mai: paru - dirt, dirty; kore - negative, not) (kupu kē atu: mā)
parure Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua, Tūingoa
incoherent, confused
pātio Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
callous, calloused (kupu kē atu: raupā)
mental abuse, psychological abuse (kupu kē atu: tūkino hinengaro)
anti-viral (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; huaketo - virus)
anti-bacterial (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; huakita - bacteria)
patu moroiti Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Poro
sterilise, sterilisation (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; moroiti - microbe) (kupu kē atu: āta horoi)
anti-parasitic (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; pirinoa - parasite)
anti-fungal (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; puruheka - fungus)
spiritual abuse (kupu kē atu: tūkino wairua)
patu wara pūroi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
drug rehabilitation (takenga mai: patu - to subdue; wara [warawara] - addiction; pūroi - drug)
patu warawara Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
addiction recovery (takenga mai: patu - to subdue; warawara - addiction) (kupu kē atu: whakamāui warawara)
anti-inflammatory
antibody (takenga mai: patu - subdue, kill; ropi [rauropi] - organism)
pāwera ~tanga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
allergy, allergic
pollen allergy
food allergy, food intolerance
bronchitis (takenga mai: peka - branch; hau - air; hau [arahau] - airway; kakā - inflamed)
eye discharge, discharge from the eyes
cleft palate (takenga mai: pikiarero - roof of mouth; riwha - scarred, defaced)
sleeping pill (takenga mai: pire [kupu mino] - pill, tablet; whakamoe - to put to sleep)
nicotine patch (takenga mai: piri - to stick, adhere; nikotini [kupu mino] - nicotine)
plaster, sticking plaster, band aid, adhesive bandage (takenga mai: piri - to stick, adhere; tāpi - dressing for a wound) (kupu kē atu: piriora)
mood change
piropiro tārere Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
mood swing
pītakataka Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
restless, hyperactive, constantly on the move
acid (drug) LSD (takenga mai: pōau - to be confused, bewildered; pōau [whakapōauau] - narcotic drug; waikawa - acid)
methamphetamine (takenga mai: poau - be confused, bewildered; pōau [whakapōauau] - narcotic drug; pōau [pōautinitini] - tribulation, afliction, evil; pi [kupu mino] - p) (kupu kē atu: tioata whakaihi)
pohewa ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
hallucinate, hallucination
pohokore Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
emaciated, starved, malnourished
poka ~ia ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
operate, operation (medical), surgery, ~ectomy (takenga mai: poka - to cut out) (kupu kē atu: hāparapara)
hysterectomy
lumpectomy (takenga mai: poka - to cut out; koropuku - lump, swelling, tumour)
tonsillectomy
mastectomy (takenga mai: poka - to cut out; ū - breast)
infect, infected, infection
urinary tract infection
viral infection
bacterial infection
intestinal infection
parasitic infection
fungal infection
ear infection
arthritis (takenga mai: pona - joint; kakā - to be inflamed)
gout (kupu kē atu: koute [kupu mino])
dose, dosage (takenga mai: pota - fragment, small portion) (kupu kē atu: horopeta)
sun hat
Botulism (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
narcolepsy, daytime drowsiness (takenga mai: pōuruuru - drowsy, sleepy)
pōuto ~kia ~ nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
amputate, amputation (kupu kē atu: pororere)
opium poppy (takenga mai: He kupu mino [opiuma].) (kupu kē atu: pua opioma)
pūio kawititanga ringa Tūingoa
carpal tunnel (takenga mai: pū - duct, tube; io - nerve; kawititanga o te ringa - wrist)
pneumonia (takenga mai: pūkahu [pūkahukahu] - lung; kakā - inflamed)
overweight, chubby, fat (kupu kē atu: kunekune, katete)
tumour, lump
benign tumour, benign cancer, non-malignant tumour
malignant tumour (takenga mai: orotā - voracious, destructive)
thyroid cancer
aggressive tumour (takenga mai: rīrā - strong)
immune system
hospice (takenga mai: puni - encampment; pairuri - palliative care) (kupu kē atu: puni whakaahuru, hōhipera pairuri, whare pairuri)
stethoscope (takenga mai: pūoko - detector, sensor; whakaroto - inwards)
pupuhi Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua, Tūingoa
swell, bloat, bloated, swollen (takenga mai: puku - stomach; pupuhi - to swell, bulge)
pupuri kare ā-roto Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
emotional suppression, bottle up emotions
blood bank (takenga mai: pūranga - to lie in a heap)
drug
illegal drug, illicit drug
prescription drug (takenga mai: tohutohu - to instruct, advise)
stimulant drug
purutiti Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
clogged up, congested, congestion
steroid (takenga mai: pū [pūhui] - compound; taiaki - hormone)
corticosteroid (takenga mai: patu - to subdue; kakā - inflamation)
pūtaiaki whakapeto pūngao Tūingoa
anabolic steroid
risk factor (takenga mai: pūtake - origin, source, cause, reason; tūraru - risk)
syringe (takenga mai: pū - tube; wero - pierce)
health sector, health profession
rangirua Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
in doubt, uncertain, indecisive (kupu kē atu: ngākaurua)
choke, choking
doctor, physician (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: tākuta [kupu mino])
general practitioner, GP (takenga mai: rata [kupu mino] - doctor; aro - to pay attention to, heed; whānui - general, widespread) (kupu kē atu: tākuta arowhānui)
surgeon
anaesthetist (takenga mai: rehu - to render unconscious) (kupu kē atu: tākuta whakarehu)
family doctor (kupu kē atu: tākuta whānau)
mainstream health service
antenatal service, prenatal service (takenga mai: ratonga - service; piri - e whai ana i tā te piripoho; piri - to be close, cling to; kōpū - womb)
neonatal service
substance abuse, drug abuse (takenga mai: raukoti - misuse, meddle with, mishandle; pūroi - drug) (kupu kē atu: raukoti whakapōauau)
solvent abuse
tobacco abuse (takenga mai: tupeka [kupu mino] - tobacco)
alcohol abuse
intervention strategy (takenga mai: hāpai - to uplift; ora - well-being)
(whaka) rehu ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
anaesthetic, anaesthetise
epidural, spinal anaesthetic
local anaesthetic (takenga mai: rehu - to render drowsy or unconscious; whāiti - narrow, compact)
general anaesthetic (takenga mai: rehu - to render drowsy or unconscious; whānui - broad, wide)
morphine (takenga mai: rehu - mist, spray; nanu - jumbled, confused, incoherent)
mumps (takenga mai: repe - gland; hūware - saliva; pupuhi - to swell up)
enlarged prostate (takenga mai: repe ure - prostate gland; uruhumu - to swell, enlarge)
upstream, early (actions, factors etc) (takenga mai: rere - to flow; mua - before, in front of) (kupu kē atu: takamua)
downstream (issues, effects etc) (takenga mai: rere - to flow; muri - behind, coming after) (kupu kē atu: takamuri)
influenza, flu
hamstring strain
muscle strain
nit (egg of lice)
technician (health professional) (takenga mai: ringa - hand; ringa [ringa rehe] - skilled; pū - skilled person)
dental technician
sterilising technician
ringapū whakaahua whakaora Tūingoa
medical imaging technician
anaesthetic technician
domestic violence, famly violence, domestic abuse (takenga mai: riri - anger, violence, rage; ā-whare - in-house)
spina bifida (takenga mai: ritua - be divided, separated; tuaiwi - spine, backbone)
riwha Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
abrasion, graze, grazed (kupu kē atu: kohore)
romiromi ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
massage (deep tissue)
rongoā ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
remedy, cure, treat, treatment, medicine
vaccine, vaccination (takenga mai: rongoā - healing, medicine, remedy; ārai - block out, prevent; mate - sickness) (kupu kē atu: kano āraimate)
alternative medicine, alternative remedy
natural remedy
ointment (kupu kē atu: panipani, pūreke)
pain relief, painkiller
antibiotic
hormone treatment
holistic treatment, holistic remedy
prescription medicine
anaesthetic (takenga mai: rehu - to render unconscious) (kupu kē atu: whakarehu)
stroke, brain haemorrhage (takenga mai: roro - brain; ikura - haemorrhage)
roro wātea Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
vacant, blank (of the mind) (takenga mai: roro - brain; wātea - vacant, blank)
roromi ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
asphyxia, suffocation, suffocate
ruhi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
fatigue, tired, exhausted, lethargic (kupu kē atu: ngoikore, ruha, hūhē, tūrohi, horotete, hinamoe)
heat exhaustion
fester, festering (kupu kē atu: taetae)
cross contamination (takenga mai: tāhawahawa - to contaminate; whitiwhiti - to transfer, exchange, swap)
tāhawa, tāhawahawa ~tia Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Whiti
contaminate, contamination (takenga mai: tāhawahawa - contaminate with something tapu)
splint (eg. for broken bone) (takenga mai: tāhū - a rod used as a stiffener) (kupu kē atu: pāpākiri)
thyroid hormone
growth hormone
heroin (takenga mai: tai - prefix with a qualifying force; miri - assuage, tranquillise)
typhus (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
crisis, predicament, serious problem (takenga mai: tai - prefix with a qualifying force; raru - problem, trouble, difficulty) (kupu kē atu: raru ki tai)
family crisis
climate crisis
health crisis
financial crisis
social crisis
environmental crisis
taitōkai ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
sexual abuse, sexual violence
operating theatre (takenga mai: hāpara [hāparapara] - surgical operation) (kupu kē atu: taiwhanga poka, pokamanga)
emergency department
intensive care unit (kupu kē atu: wāhanga whāomoomo)
takaānini Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
dizzy, dizziness, giddy (kupu kē atu: pāhoahoa, āmai, pōānini, pōātinitini, rorohuri, pōnitiniti)
strapping tape (takenga mai: tākai - bandage; whakapiri - to adhere, cling, stick)
tākaikai ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
bandage (kupu kē atu: tākai)
autism (kupu kē atu: mate takiwātanga)
joint sprain
at risk child, underserved child (takenga mai: toko [tautoko] - support; repa [takarepa] - deficient, in deficit, falling short) (kupu kē atu: tamaiti tūraru)
respite
tanuku Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
strain (a muscle)
dressing (for a wound), apply a dressing
tāpoapoa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
stigma, stigmatise (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; poapoa - to stain, discolour) (kupu kē atu: poapoataunu)
tapuhi ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
nurse (kupu kē atu: nēhi [kupu mino], nāhi)
surgical nurse (takenga mai: tapuhi - nurse; hāpara [hāparapara] - surgical operation)
registered nurse
midwife
tāpui ~a ~tanga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
reserve, book (appointment), reservation
surgical instrument
glue ear, otitis media with effusion, OME (kupu kē atu: taringa kūtere, taringa pīpata)
tinnitus (takenga mai: tī - to tingle [sound])
marijuana, cannabis (takenga mai: tarutaru - grass, weed) (kupu kē atu: tarukino, whakamāminga, rauhea)
infirm, frail (kupu kē atu: wairuhi)
bleeding nose, blood nose
impacted ear wax, impacted cerumen (takenga mai: tāturi - earwax; hīnohinohi - to be compressed, packed)
pain scale (takenga mai: tauine - ruler)
body mass index, BMI (takenga mai: tauine - ruler, scale; taumaha - weight; roa [tāroaroa] - height)
shade shelter (kupu kē atu: hanga taumaru)
walking frame, zimmer frame, walker (takenga mai: taumatua - assist, support; hīkoi - to walk)
mobility aid (takenga mai: taumatua - support, assistance; neneke - to move, shift)
health barrier, barrier to health
systemic barrier (takenga mai: toro - to stretch forth, extend; naha [pūnaha] - system)
life-support (takenga mai: taupua - to support; taupua - temporary) (kupu kē atu: manapou, manawapou)
tauraki ~na ~tanga Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Poro
dehydrate, dehydration, dehydrated
inflatable band, inflatable cuff (for measuring blood pressure) (takenga mai: tauri - band; tauri [tauri kōmore] - bracelet; whakamakoha - inflate)
patient centred care (takenga mai: tautiaki - to care for, tend; aro - to take heed of, focus on; tūroro - patient, invalid)
respite care
health equity (takenga mai: tautika - to be even, level, equal)
tautika-kore o te hauora Tūingoa
health inequity
tautohu ~tia ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
diagnose, diagnosis (takenga mai: tautohu - to identify, specify) (kupu kē atu: whakatau māuiui)
social worker (takenga mai: tauwhiro - to tend, care for) (kupu kē atu: kaimahi tokoora, kaimahi toko i te ora, ringa tokoora)
goitre
tingle (feeling of numbness)
tepe ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
clot (blood), coagulate
bloodclot
swollen (with fluid)
tīhae ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
tear, torn (of a muscle)
tīhae iti Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
partial tear (of a muscle)
severe tear (of a muscle)
sunburn (takenga mai: tīkākā - burnt by the sun)
diarrhoea (kupu kē atu: koiangi, tororere)
vital sign (kupu kē atu: tohuora, tino tohuora)
first aid kit (takenga mai: tīpae - small basket; rongoā - medicine, healing) (kupu kē atu: tīpae ohotata)
faecal sample, stool sample (takenga mai: tīpako - to take a little here and there) (kupu kē atu: tīpako tūtae, tīpako tiko)
saliva sample (takenga mai: tīpako - to take a little here and there) (kupu kē atu: tīpako hūware)
biopsy, tissue sample (takenga mai: tīpako - sample; pūtautau - tissue)
degenerate, decline in health (kupu kē atu: tupuheke, paheke)
faint, pass out
crutch (mobility aid) (kupu kē atu: turupou)
chemist shop
symptom (takenga mai: tohu - sign, signal; mate - illness) (kupu kē atu: tohu, putanga)
counselling (takenga mai: tohu - to signal, guide, advise; ora - wellness, health, life) (kupu kē atu: whakamahereora)
able-bodied (takenga mai: toiora - sound, uninjured)
indigestion, heartburn (kupu kē atu: tokopaha, kunāwhea, koeha, taratarawai)
walking stick
accessible, accessibility (takenga mai: tomo - to enter, go in; pai - simple, easy) (kupu kē atu: whakatapoko)
wart, nodule (kupu kē atu: kautona)
pustule (takenga mai: tona - nodule, wart; ero - pus)
blepharitis, eye inflammation (kupu kē atu: karu kakā)
torn eardrum
totitoti Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
lame (of the legs), limp, hobble
vaginal bleeding
high blood pressure (takenga mai: pōrutu - dashing, surging of the sea)
low blood pressure (takenga mai: pūroto - sluggish of a stream)
normal blood pressure (takenga mai: rōnaki - steady, gliding easily)
toto whakaroto Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
internal bleeding
toto whakawaho Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
external bleeding
tuakoka ikura (wahine) Tūingoa
period poverty (takenga mai: tuakoka - poverty; ikura [rerenga ikura] - menstruation, period) (kupu kē atu: tuakoka mate wahine)
Alzheimer's disease, alzheimers (takenga mai: tua - beyond; pae - horizon, threshold; mahara - remember, memory) (kupu kē atu: mate wareware)
tennis elbow
partner abuse, spouse abuse
elder abuse
child abuse
health professional (takenga mai: tū - position, stance; tū - e whai ana i tā te tūao; ngaio - expert, clever, professional)
survivor (takenga mai: tū - to stand; ora - alive, well, healthy)
domestic abuse survivor
sexual abuse survivor
child abuse survivor
abuse survivor
tupana whakawātea arahau Tūingoa
jolt to clear airway, Heimlich manoeuvre (takenga mai: tupana - to jerk; whakawātea - to clear away; arahau - airway) (kupu kē atu: tupana Heimlich)
tobacco (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
bow legged
turingonge Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
dysfunction, dysfunctional (takenga mai: turingongengonge - crippled, lame, malfunctioning)
family dysfunction
sexual dysfunction
intergenerational dysfunction, generational dysfunction
patient, invalid (kupu kē atu: hāura)
inpatient
outpatient
wheelchair (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
tūtohu ~a ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
prescribe, prescription
plaster cast (takenga mai: uku - plaster, clay; tāhū - rod used as a stiffener; tāhū - splint) (kupu kē atu: pāpāuku, tākai ukutea)
hematoma (takenga mai: uruhua - bruise, hurt)
helpline
dry mouth
waimaero Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
debilitated, debility, impaired
nerve damage (takenga mai: waimaero - to be debilitated, impaired; ioio - nerve)
alcohol
gastric reflux (takenga mai: wai [waikawa] - acid; puku - intestine; hoki - to return; muri [whakamuri] - backward)
wairangi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
deranged, unbalanced, mentally distressed
ambulance
air ambulance
sex addiction
wara hokohoko Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
shopping addiction
wara ipurangi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
internet addiction
food addiction
wara karihika Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
pornography addiction, porn addiction
wara mata Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
screen addiction
wara pāhopori Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
social media addiction
wara petipeti Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
gambling addiction (takenga mai: petipeti [kupu mino] - gamble)
wara pūroi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
drug addiction
wara tāmeha Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
solvent addiction
wara tupeka Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
tobacco addiction
wara waipiro Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
alcohol addiction
wara, warawara ~hia Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Whiti
addiction, addicted, addictive
wero ~a ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
inject, injection
wero ā-ngira Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
acupuncture, needling (takenga mai: wero - pierce, poke, injection; ngira [kupu mino] - needle) (kupu kē atu: haumanu ngira)
steroid injection (takenga mai: wero - injection; pū [pūhui] - chemical compound; taiaki - hormone)
recover from an illness, recuperate, convalesce
(whaka) rehu ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
anaesthetic, anaesthetise
unequal access, unequal participation (takenga mai: pāhikahika - uneven, disproportionate)
whakaae i runga i te mōhio Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
informed consent
positive thought, positive thinking (takenga mai: angitu - fortunate, successful) (kupu kē atu: whakaaro pai)
whakahapa ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
neglect, leave destitute (kupu kē atu: whakangongo)
elder neglect
child neglect
self-neglect, personal neglect
whakahemohemo Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
dying, close to death
whakahihiko manawa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
defibrillation (takenga mai: whakahihiko - stimulate, electrify)
whakahinuhinu ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
lubricate, lubrication
traumatic
overuse (takenga mai: inati - be excessive, extreme)
whakamahuru ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
calmer, relaxant, pacify (takenga mai: whakamahuru - to pacify)
whakamania ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
verbal abuse (kupu kē atu: whakamanioro, hanihani)
cervical screen, cervical test
naturopathy (takenga mai: whakamātūtū - restore to health, heal; māori - natural)
whakamāui Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
recover (from severe illness)
polio, poliomyelitis (takenga mai: whakamemeke - wasting, shrivelling of the limbs)
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, CPR
first aid, emergency aid (takenga mai: whakaora - to save, rescue, revive; ohotata - emergency) (kupu kē atu: whakaora whawhati tata)
hip replacement
joint replacement
whākapi takirere manawa Tūingoa
heart valve replacement
poultice
hallucinogen, hallucinogenic (takenga mai: pohewa - to fantisise, imagine)
opioid (takenga mai: porehu - to be misty, dimmed, blurred)
opiate (takenga mai: porehu - to be misty, dimmed, blurred; māori - natural; whakaporehu - opioid) (kupu kē atu: pōau patu mamae)
whakaratonga hauora tūmatanui Tūingoa
public health provision
whakatoihara hauā Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Poro
disablism (takenga mai: whakatoihara - discrimination, prejudice, intolerance; hauā - disabled) (kupu kē atu: aukatinga whaikaha)
whakatūroro Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
maim, harm (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; tūroro - to be sick, unwell, patient) (kupu kē atu: whakawhara)
global development delay, GDD (takenga mai: whanake - to develop, grow; tōmuri - delayed, slow, late; tukipū - general, widespread)
blood transfusion
whango Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
hoarse, hoarseness
compulsive behaviour (takenga mai: āki - to urge on, exhort, induce; roto - inside)
whāomoomo ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
intensive care, provide intensive care
whara ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Oti
injury, injured
soft tissue injury (takenga mai: kiko - flesh)
sports injury
critical injury, severe injury
repetitive strain injury, RSI (takenga mai: whara - injury; riaka - strain, pull [a muscle])
clinic, health clinic, health centre (takenga mai: haumanu - to revive, restore to health) (kupu kē atu: whare hauora)
drop-in clinic (takenga mai: toro - to visit; noa - just, merely)
community health facility
aged care facility
accessible building
accessible toilet
phlegm (kupu kē atu: mare, whawharo)
whati ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
break, broken (bone)
rupture, hernia
clear the throat, cough, phlegm (kupu kē atu: wharo)
human immunodeficiency virus, HIV (kupu kē atu: huaketo ārai-kore)
shock, schocked
torn cartilage
abscess, boil (kupu kē atu: mariao, tāpoa)