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Table 5 Overview of local dialect terms and their medical translation for symptoms of lymphatic diseases

From: Worldwide assessment of healthcare personnel dealing with lymphoedema

Local term

General term

Country

Gwo pye (Creol dialect) or big foot

Elephantiasis

Haiti [29]

Maklouklou or gwo gren

Hydrocele

Haiti [29]

Dicipela

Erysipela

Dominican Republic [26, 32]

Seca

Large boil in the groin or upper thigh

Dominican Republic [26, 32]

Mossy foot

Podoconiosis

Ethiopia [38]

Biaye or edoa

Inguinal lymphadenitis

Ghana [30]

Ahu par or esam

Fever with chills and rigors accompanied by swollen groin glands and legs

Ghana [30]

Gyepim, dubah (both in Ahanta and Nzema dialect) or large leg

Elephantiasis

Ghana [30]

Etow (Ahanta), wheba (Ahanta), tuekeh (Nzema) or edoma holokpoo

Hydrocele

Ghana [30]

Yanaikkal

Lymphoedema or elephantiasis of the lower leg

India [56]

Veraveekkam or veravadam

Hydrocele

India [56]