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Listed below are the Igbo language names for the parts of the human body.
To be honest, a serious attempt has not been made to find Igbo words for those
English medical terminologies except for the most elementary parts of the human body.
Infact many medical terms have no Igbo body parts words. It is not difficult to see why there
are no Igbo body parts words for most of the internal parts of the human body.
Man and woman names only what (s)he knows. Many parts of the igbo body are not visible to the naked eye.
Our forefathers had no microscopes, could not therefore see them (Igbo body parts), and so did not know that they existed.
The main Igbo body parts of the human body are:-
- Intergumentary System
- Head and Neck
- Chest
- Upper Extremity
- Trunk
- Pelvis
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IGBO |
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INTERGUMENTARY SYSTEM |
| Skin | Enu ahụ |
| Flesh | Anụ ahụ |
| Hair | Ajị |
| Scalp | Akpụkpọ isi |
| Scalp hair | Ntutu isi |
| Beard | Ahụọnụ |
| Public hair | Akụ |
| Sweat gland | Akpa oruru ọsịsọọ |
| Sebaceous gland | Akpa oruru mmanụ ahụ |
| Muscle | Urughuru |
| Skeletal muscle | Urghuru ahụ enu |
| Smooth muscle | Urughuru ahụ ịme |
| Tendon | Ata, oji urughuru |
| Bone | Ọkpụkpụ |
| Joint | Nkwo |
| Ligament | Oji nkwo |
| Artery | Ọwa ịbara; |
| Vein | Ọwa ụna ọbara |
| Nerve | Akwara |
| Lymphatics | Ọwa mmiri akịtị |
| Lymph node | Akịtị |
| Enlarged lymph node | Azọzaa; Azịzara |
| Blood | Ọbara |
| Erythrocyte (Red blood cell) | Ọbara mmee |
| Leukocyte (White blood cell) | Ọbara ọcha |
| Platelet | Ọkpukọ |
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HEAD and NECK |
| Brain | Ubụrụ |
| Meninges | Ngụchi ụbụrụ |
| Temple | Elu ike |
| Check | Nti |
| Eye brow | Iku anya |
| Eye Lashes | Mpupe anya |
| Eye | Anya |
| Eye lid | Mpupe anya |
| Cornea | Aworo anya |
| Sclera | Anya ọcha |
| Iris | Anya ojii |
| Pupil | Mpio anya |
| Eye Lens | Enyo ime anya; Keke anya |
| Ear | Ntị |
| Cheek bone; Jaw bone | Abụba nti |
| Chi | Agba; Achịta |
| Mouth | Ọnuụ |
| Teeth | Eze |
| Mola tooth | Agburugada |
| Palate | Akpo |
| Gum | Anyụrụ |
| Jaw (upper) | Agba enu |
| Jaw (lower) | Agba anị |
| Corner of mouth between the jaws | Ụga |
| Outer rim of lips | Egbugbele ọnụ |
| Occiput | Ekwuo |
| Philtrum | Ogboli ọnụ |
| Tonsil | Aki akpịrị |
| Pharynx | Mbara akpịrị |
| Uvula | Ire akpo |
| Glotis | Nkwuchi ọwa ikuku |
| Larynx | Eko Akpịrị |
| Throat | Akpịrị |
| Esophagus | Ọwa olulo nri |
| Adm's apple | Akpịrị |
| Thyroid gland | Akpa ụda oso n'ọbara taịrọdi; |
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CHEST |
| Trachea | Opi logholo; opi akpịrị |
| Bronchus | Ogworo |
| Bronchioles | Ogworo nta |
| Sternum | Isi ntinanaị |
| Chest | Ngụgụ |
| Breast | Ara |
| Nipple | Ọnụ ara |
| Rib | Nkpịsị ngugu |
| Lung | Mba |
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UPPER EXTREMITY |
| Shoulder | Ubu |
| Upper arm | Ubu aka |
| Elbow | Nku aka |
| Wrisk | Ikiri aka |
| Palm | Obe aka |
| Dorsum | Azụ aka |
| Finger | Mkpịsị aka; Mkpụrụ aka |
| Thumb | Isi mkpịsi mkpụrụ aka |
| Finger nail | Mbọ aka |
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TRUNK |
| Spine | Ụkpụkpụ azụ |
| Belly | Afọ |
| Umbilicus | Akpụ utubo |
| Stomach | Akpakwuru |
| Duodenum | Isi obere mgbịrịafọ; Osoje akpakwuru |
| jejunum | Etiti obere mghịrịafọ |
| Ileum | Ngwụcha obere mgbịrịafọ |
| Appendix | Mgbakwụnye mgbịrịafọ |
| Colon | Nnukwu mgbịrịafoọ |
| Ascending colon | Nrịgo nnukwu mgbịrịafoọ |
| Transverse colon | Ufie nnukwu mgbịrịafoọ |
| Descending colon | Nrjda nnukwu mgbịrịafoọ |
| Rectum | Akpa nsị |
| Anus | Ọhụ nsị |
| Pancreas | Anyịnya |
| Gall bladder | Akpa onuinu |
| Bil duct | Ọwa onuinu |
| Liver | Umeju |
| Spleen | Apụpa; Ama |
| Enlarged spleen | Ama afọ, Apa |
| Ureter | Ọwa mbido anịrị |
| Kidney | Akụrụ |
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PELVIS |
| Urinary bladder | Akpa amịrị |
| Urethra | Ọwa mpụta amịrị |
| Navel | Akpụ utobo |
| Buttock | Akpụ ọhụ |
| Groin | Agbata ụkwụ |
| Sperm | Ojerije |
| Semen | Mmiri ure; uzi; Uze; Ezere; Mbubu mmiri |
| Seminal vesicle | Akpa ure |
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