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Names of Illnesses

Common illness names, for explaining things at a hospital or understanding the news.

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ไข้หวัดkhâi-wàtkʰâj.wàtcold (illness)
โควิดkhoo-wítkʰoː.wítCOVID
เบาหวานbao-wǎanbaw.wǎːndiabetes
ความดันสูงkhwaam-dan sǔungkʰwaːm.dan sǔːŋhigh blood pressure
ไขมันในเลือดสูงkhǎi-man nai lʉ̂at sǔungkʰǎj.man naj lɯ̂at sǔːŋhigh cholesterol
โรคหัวใจrôok hǔa-jairôːk hǔa.tɕajheart disease
มะเร็งmá-rengmá.reŋcancer
เส้นเลือดในสมองแตกsên-lʉ̂at nai sà-mɔ̌ɔng dtɛ̀ɛksên.lɯ̂at naj sà.mɔ̌ːŋ tɛ̀ːkbrain hemorrhage
โรคกระเพาะrôok grà-phɔ́rôːk krà.pʰɔ́gastritis; stomach disease
ภูมิแพ้phuum-phɛ́ɛpʰuːm.pʰɛ́ːallergy
หอบหืดhɔ̀ɔp-hʉ̀ʉthɔ̀ːp.hɯ̀ːtasthma
ไมเกรนmai-greenmaj.kreːnmigraine
ไส้ติ่งอักเสบsâi-dtìng àk-sèepsâj.tìŋ ʔàk.sèːpappendicitis
นิ่วnîunîwstone (kidney, gall)
โรคติดต่อrôok dtìt-dtɔ̀ɔrôːk tìt.tɔ̀ːinfectious disease
ลมแดดlom-dɛ̀ɛtlom.dɛ̀ːtheatstroke

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