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describing specific health symptoms

Describing Specific Health Symptoms

Core Vocabulary

Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.

20 Words

Throbbing

/ትሮቢንግ/

ትርታ ያለው ህመም

A pain that pulsates or beats like a heart

እንደ ልብ ምት የሚመታ ወይም የሚርገበገብ ህመም

Examples

"I have a throbbing headache in my temples."

Contextual Usage

Dull

/ደል/

ዝግ ያለ ህመም

A pain that is not sharp but persistent and heavy

ስለታም ያልሆነ ግን የማይለቅና የከበደ ህመም

Examples

"It is a dull ache in my lower back."

Contextual Usage

Sharp

/ሻርፕ/

ስለታም/ቁርጥማት

A sudden, intense, and localized pain

ድንገተኛ፣ ጠንካራ እና በአንድ ቦታ ላይ የሚያጠቃ ህመም

Examples

"I felt a sharp pain in my knee when I moved."

Contextual Usage

Stabbing

/ስታቢንግ/

እንደ መውጋት

Pain that feels like being pierced by a sharp object

በስለታም ነገር እንደሚወጋ የሚሰማ ህመም

Examples

"The stabbing pain in my stomach started an hour ago."

Contextual Usage

Burning

/በርኒንግ/

የሚያቃጥል

A sensation that feels hot like fire

እንደ እሳት የሚያቃጥል ስሜት

Examples

"I have a burning sensation in my throat."

Contextual Usage

Tingling

/ቲንግሊንግ/

የመደንዘዝ/የመውረር ስሜት

A slight prickling or stinging sensation

ትንሽ የመውጋት ወይም የመውረር ስሜት

Examples

"I feel a tingling in my feet."

Contextual Usage

Numb

/ናምብ/

የደነዘዘ

Unable to feel anything in a part of the body

በአንድ የሰውነት ክፍል ላይ ምንም አይነት ስሜት አለመሰማት

Examples

"My arm went numb after I slept on it."

Contextual Usage

Aching

/ኤኪንግ/

ቁርጥማት/ህመም

A continuous or prolonged dull pain

ተከታታይነት ያለው ዝግ ያለ ህመም

Examples

"My muscles are aching after the workout."

Contextual Usage

Cramping

/ክራምፒንግ/

መቆራረጥ/የጡንቻ መሳብ

Sudden contraction of muscles causing pain

ድንገተኛ የጡንቻ መሳብ የሚያስከትለው ህመም

Examples

"I have severe stomach cramping."

Contextual Usage

Radiating

/ሬዲዬቲንግ/

የሚሰራጭ ህመም

Pain that spreads from one area to another

ከአንድ ቦታ ተነስቶ ወደ ሌላ ቦታ የሚሰራጭ ህመም

Examples

"The pain is radiating from my neck to my shoulder."

Contextual Usage

Persistent

/ፐርሲስተንት/

የማይለቅ/ቀጣይነት ያለው

Continuing to exist for a long time

ለረጅም ጊዜ የሚቀጥል ወይም የማይለቅ

Examples

"He has a persistent cough."

Contextual Usage

Intermittent

/ኢንተርሚተንት/

የሚቆራረጥ

Starting and stopping at intervals

ቆይቶ ቆይቶ የሚመጣና የሚሄድ

Examples

"The fever is intermittent."

Contextual Usage

Chronic

/ክሮኒክ/

ስር የሰደደ

Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

ለረጅም ጊዜ የቆየ ወይም በተደጋጋሚ የሚመጣ

Examples

"She suffers from chronic back pain."

Contextual Usage

Acute

/አክዩት/

ድንገተኛና ከባድ

Presenting a severe but short duration

ለአጭር ጊዜ የሚቆይ ግን ከባድ የሆነ

Examples

"He was admitted with acute abdominal pain."

Contextual Usage

Mild

/ማይልድ/

ቀላል

Not severe or strong

ከባድ ያልሆነ ወይም መጠነኛ

Examples

"I have a mild fever today."

Contextual Usage

Severe

/ሲቪር/

ከባድ

Very intense or serious

በጣም ጠንካራ ወይም አሳሳቢ

Examples

"The patient is in severe pain."

Contextual Usage

Shooting

/ሹቲንግ/

የሚወረወር ህመም

A sudden pain that moves quickly

በፍጥነት የሚንቀሳቀስ ድንገተኛ ህመም

Examples

"I have a shooting pain down my leg."

Contextual Usage

Tender

/ቴንደር/

ሲነካ የሚመም

Painful when touched

ሲነካ ብቻ ህመም የሚሰማው

Examples

"My ankle is very tender to the touch."

Contextual Usage

Swollen

/ስዎለን/

ያበጠ

Larger than normal due to fluid or inflammation

በፈሳሽ ወይም በቁስለት ምክንያት ከወትሮው የገዘፈ

Examples

"His leg is swollen after the fall."

Contextual Usage

Nauseous

/ኖዢየስ/

የማቅለሽለሽ ስሜት

Feeling like you are about to vomit

ሊያስመልስ እንደሚችል የሚሰማ ስሜት

Examples

"I feel nauseous after eating that seafood."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Doctor

Good morning. Can you describe the sensation you're feeling in your abdomen?

Patient

It started as a , ache this morning, but now it feels like a , pain.

Doctor

Is the pain , or is it ?

Patient

It's constant, and I've also noticed a sensation near my ribs. It's to my back.

Doctor

Is the area when I press here? Any numbness or in your limbs?

Patient

Yes, it's very . No numbness, but I do feel quite and my stomach feels .

Doctor

I see. We need to determine if this is an issue or something .

Patient

The is becoming . I also had a pain down my leg earlier.

Doctor

I understand. We will run some tests to find the cause of this sensation you mentioned.

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt

"Imagine you are at a clinic. Use terms like 'throbbing', 'radiating', and 'tender' to explain a specific symptom to your doctor. Describe when the pain is 'acute' versus 'mild'."