here are some local terms that are used by patients in order to express themselves.
- melarat - RADIATE (especially for pain)
- ketuat - SKIN TAG / PAPILLOMA
- ketumbit - STYE (inflammation of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid)
- pedih ulu hati - GASTRIC REGURGITATION
- tahi pucat - STEATORRHEA
- nyawa - BREATHING
- teropong - ENDOSCOPE / COLONOSCOPE
- penat - SHORTNESS OF BREATH
kalau ada salah, sorry. kalau ada nak tambah, don't shy shy cat, nanti get lost the way.
some ++ by djambu:
- kematu - CORN (bukan yg makan tu, tp kat tapak kaki)
- mata ikan - ORAL ULCER (i'm not certain tp org belah2 selatan i.e. melaka/johor yg gune. org perak xgune) <- i have never heard of this one -red-
- dedar (pronounced as 'dedor') - SUBFEBRILE TEMPERATURE usually wit general malaise (yg ni org perak guna)
3 comments:
Wahahah! This post made me LOL sampai terkejut flatmate aku! Karat punya translation, tapi tepat tu tepat.
wow, sumtg for me? tq. terasa diriku dihargai :P
here r some more:
kematu - CORN (bukan yg makan tu, tp kat tapak kaki)
mata ikan - ORAL ULCER (i'm not certain tp org belah2 selatan i.e. melaka/johor yg gune. org perak xgune)
dedar (pronounced as 'dedor') - SUBFEBRILE TEMPERATURE usually wit general malaise (yg ni org perak guna)
i'll keep u posted kalo ada teringat lg. hehe
wahaha..
Ilmu neh berguna.. ahaks=P
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