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Finnish/English Glossary of Causes of Death and other Archaic Medical Terms

Finnish Term

English Translation

aivohalvaus Apoplexy, Stroke

aivotärähdys

Concussion

äkämä

Tumor

angina pectoris inversa Angina pectoris
artriitti Arthritis
astma Asthma
bronkiitti Bronchitis
denguekuume Dengue, Dengue fever

halvaus

Apoplexy, Stroke, Paralysis, Cerebral thrombosis

hampaiden puhkeaminen

Teething

hauraus

Weakness of old age

heikkous

Weakness of old age

hepatiitti

Hepatitis

hevosen virusarteriitti Typhoid, equine typhoid

hinkuyskä

Whooping cough

hukkunut

Drowned, Lost

imeväisen vatsakoliikki Colic, Newborn colic
influenssa Influenza

isorokko

Smallpox

jäykkäkouristus Tetanus, Lockjaw, Tetany

kaatumatauti

Epilepsy

katarri Catarrh
keltakuume Yellow fever

keltatauti

Jaundice

keuhkokatarri Bronchitis
keuhkokuume Pneumonia

keuhkotauti

Consumption, Tuberculosis

keuhkotulehdus Pneumonia

kihlkeuhkotulehdus

Pneumonia

kihti Gout
kloroosi Chlorosis

kohju

Hernia

kohtaus

Seizure, Illness

kolera

Cholera

kouristus

Convulsions, Cramps

kramppi

Cramps, Convulsions

kuoli

Died

kuolinsyy

Cause of death

kuolio Gangrene, Necrosis

kuolleena syntynyt

Stillborn

kuollut

Dead, Died

kuppa

Syphilis

Kuppatauti Syphilis

kurkkumätä

Diphtheria

kuume

Ague, Fever

lapsihalvaus

Poliomyelitis, Infantile paralysis

lavantauti

Typhus, typhoid fever

leini Rheumatism
löysä vatsa Diarrhea

luonnollinen kuolema

Natural death

maksataut

Liver disease

maksatulehdus

Hepatitis

malaria Malaria

murhattu

Murdered

myrkytys

Poisoning

niveltulehdus Arthritis
pilkkukuume Typhus
Pottin tauti Pott's paraplegia, Tuberculous spondylitis

punatauti

Dysentery

pussitauti Mumps

rampa

Crippled

reumatismi Rheumatism

ripuli

Diarrhea

risatauti Scrofula

rokko

Smallpox, Pock

ruokamyrkytys

Food poisoning

rutto

Plague

sairaus

Sickness

sikarutto Typhoid, classical swine fever, hog cholera, pig typhoid, swine fever, swine plague
sikaruusu Erysipelas

sikotauti

Mumps, Parotitis

sokeritauti

Diabetes

synnytys

Childbirth

tapaturma

Accident

tappoettu

Murdered

tarkastuspöytäkirjat

Visitations

tauti

Disease

tuhkarokko

Measles

tulehdus

Inflammation

tulirokko

Scarlet fever

turvotus

Swelling, Edema

tyrä

Hernia

ummetus

Constipation

vanhuus

Old age

vatsatauti

Stomach disease

verensyöksy

Hemorrhage

verenvuoto

Hemorrhage

veritulppa

Blood clot

vesipöhö

Dropsy, Edema

vesirokko

Chicken pox

viherkato Chlorosis
vihurirokko Rubella, German measles
virusarteriitti Typhoid, equine typhoid

yskä

Cough

 

 

 

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