Title: F
Course: Glossary

F

Face - ገፅ ሰብ

The surface of the front of the head that extends from the upper ridge of the eye to the nose and chin (lower jaw).

ካብ ደንደስ ዓይኒ ስጋብ መንከስኸ ዘሎ ክፋል ገዕ ማለት እዩ

Fats - ጮማ /ስብሒ

Naturally oily substance, insoluble in water, found in animal bodies and certain seeds. E.g. butter and oil.

ዘይቲ ዘለዎም ንጥረ ነገራት ኮይኖም ኣብ ማይ ዘይሓቁ ኣብ ናይ እንስሳት ሰብነትን ዝረከብ ንኣብነት ጠስምን ዘይትን

Feasibility - ተግባራውነቱ

Able to be done, possible, likely. E.g. Consider the complexity of the problem and the resources you will require to carry out a study.

ክትግበር ዝኽእል ንኣብነት እቲ ስረሕ ክነደየናይ ኣፀጋሚ ምኻኑ ምርኣይን ክንደይ ዝኣክል ግብኣት ከም ዘድልየካ ምፅናዕን

Feedback - ግብረ መልሲ

The mechanism of assessing what has happened to the receivers after the communication has occurred. A communication is said to have feedback when the receiver of the message gives his or her responses back to the sender of the message.

ግብረ መልሲ ድሕሪ መልእኽቲ ምትሕልልፍ ብመዳይ መልእኽቲ ተቀባሊ እንታይ ከም ዝተፈጥረ ንምፍላጥ ዝግበር ከይዲ እዩ:: ርክብ ክልተ መደያዊ እንድሕር ዳኣ ኮይኑ ግብረ ምልሲ ክህልዎ ግቡእ እዩ::

FEFO - ፊፎ

When storing and using drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies. FEFO: First-Expired, First-Out (first use the drug that will expire first).

ፊፎ ማለት ፊረሰት ኤክስፓይርድ ፈረሰት ኣውት ማልት እዩ:: እቲ መጀመርታ ኤክስፓይር ዝገብር መድሓኒት ኣቀዲምካ ተጠቀም ማለት

Fermentation - ጥጅእ

Chemical change caused by the action of an organic substance such as yeast, involving production of heat. E.g. when sugar is converted into alcohol.

ከሚካላዊ ለውጢ ብምኽንያት ምብልዕልዕ ኦርጋኒክ ንጥረ ነገር ዝኽሰት ከም ይስት ዝኣምሰለ :: ንኣብነት ሹከር ናብ ኣልኮል እንትቅየር

Fertilisation - ዘርኢ ወዲ ተባዕታይን ጋል ኣነስተይትን እንትራኸቡ

In humans, fertilisation is defined as the fusion of the sperm nucleus with the ovum nucleus. For fertilisation to occur, sperm must be deposited in the vagina no earlier than three days before ovulation or within one day after ovulation.

ዘርኢ ወዲ ተባዕታይን ጋል ኣነስተይትን እንትራኸቡ ኣብ ማህፀን ሻምብቆ እንትራኸቡ::

Fetus - ኣብ ውሽጢ ማህፀን ዘሎ ዕሸል

The developing baby inside the womb.

ኣብ ውሽጢ ማህፀን ዘሎ ዕሸል

Fever - ትኩሳት ወይ ረስኒ

A body temperature higher than normal.

ሙቀት ሰብነት ካብ ንቡር ንላዕሊ እንትኸውን

Fibre - ሓሰር መሰር

A mixture of different carbohydrates which are not digested like other nutrients but pass through the gut nearly unchanged. Foods rich in fibre are 'kocho'; vegetables like cabbage, 'kosta', carrots, cassava; fruits like banana and avocado; peas and beans; whole-grain cereals.

ክሓቁ ዘይኽእሉ ሕዋስ ዝተፈላለዩ ካርቦሃይድሬትስ ኮይኖም ብመዓናጡ ምንም ዓይነት ለውጢ ከይገበሩ ዝሓልፉ ኢዮም:: ከም ቆጮ ካወሎ ቀስጣ ካሮት ካሳቫ ባናና ኣቮካዶ ዓተር ለውዝን ጥረምረን ድማ ቀንዲ ኣብነታት እዮም::

FIFO - ፊፎ

When storing and using drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies. FIFO: First-In, First-Out (first use the drug that first went into the cupboard or refrigerator).

ፍፊረሰት ኢን ፊረሰት ኣውት ማለት ቀዲሙ ኣታዊ ዝኾነ መድሓኒት ኣቀዲማካ ምጥቃም ማለት እዩ

fistula - ፊሰቱላ (ነዃል)

e days labour with no health professional to assist her, the baby was stillborn. She became incontinent (unable to control her urine) due to a fistula (a hole that formed in the wall of the vagina communicating with the bladder) (see Box 5.3). A few days later Emebet was taken to a hospital w

ፊሰቱላ ማለት ብሰንኪ ምንዋሕ ሕርሲ ዝፍጠር ኣብ መንጎ ፍሕኛን ብልዕቲ ኣደ ዝፍጠር ነኻል እዩ

Fistula

An abnormal opening (usually as a result of ruptured tissues) between either the vagina and the urinary bladderì, the recturm the urethra or the ureter.

Fit - ምንቅጥቃጥ

A sudden, violent attack of a disease, causing convulsions or spasms and sometimes unconsciousness.

ብሃንደበት ዝለዓል ኮይኑ ሰብነት ዘንቀጥቅጥ ወይ ዝጭብጥ ከምኡውን ሓድሐደ ግዘ ውነ ዘስሕት ሕማም እዩ

Fluoride - ፈሎራይድ

Fluoride is a substance found in nature that strengthens teeth and helps prevent tooth decay. Most water systems naturally contain some fluoride, but the amounts must be 'just right' to promote oral health. Not getting enough fluoride in the diet or water supply increases the risk of tooth decay.

ፍሎራይድ ማለት ስኒ ዘጠንክርን ስኒ ንኸይብስብስ ዝከላኸልን ብተፈጥሮ ዝርከብ ባኣታ (ኬሚካል) እዩ

follow-up - ክትትል

A further action. E.g. A follow-up visit has a different purpose from an initial visit, to monitor the patient's treatment and health status.

ክትትል ዝተፈላለየ ዕላማ ኣለውዎ:: ንኣብነት ንሕሙም ዝግበር ክትትል መድሓኒት ብትኽክል ምውሳዱ ንምርኣይን ዘምፅኦ ለውጡ ንምክክትታልን እዩ

Fomites - ሂይወት ዘይብሎም ነገራት ኮይኖም ሕማም ካብ ሓደ ሰብ ናብ ካሊእ ሰብ ዘመሓላልፉ

Inanimate objects that carry the infectious agent (e.g. dishes, cups and other contaminated surfaces or objects) that can transmit infection from one person to another.

ሂይወት ዘይብሎም ነገራት ኮይኖም ሕማም ካብ ሓደ ሰብ ናብ ካሊእ ሰብ ዘመሓላልፉ ከም ሸሓነ ኩባያ ካልኦት ዝተበከሉ ኣቁሕታት የጠቃልል

Fontanel - መንበሰብስቲ

A fontanel or 'soft-spot' is the space created by the joining of two or more sutures. It is covered by thick membranes and the skin on the baby's head, protecting the brain underneath the fontanel from contact with the outside world.

መንበስብስቲ ማለት ኣብ መንጎ ክልተ ወይ ካቡኡ ንላሕሊ መራኸቢ ሽክና ርእሲ ዝተፈጥረ ሉስሉስ ክፍትት ርእሲ እዩ :: ብጠንካራ ቆርቦት ርእሲ ዝተሸፈነ ኮይን ንሓንጎል ድማ ካብ ሓድጋ ይከላኽል

Fortification - ቫይታሚን ብውሳኽ ትሕዝቶ ምግቢ ምብልፃግ

Increasing the food value of certain food by adding vitamins.

ቫይታሚን ብውሳኽ ትሕዝቶ ምግቢ ምብልፃግ

Fracture - ስብራት

A fracture is where there is a break in a bone caused by a force applied to the body. The degree of damage depends on the magnitude of force applied and the strength of the bone.

ስብራት ማለት ዓፅሚ ብሰንኪ ግዳማዊ ሓይሊ ክስበር/ክፍለ ከሎ እዩ:: ዳረጃ መስበርቲ ኣብ በዝሒ ግዳማዊ ሓይሊ ዝተመርኮሰ እዩ::

Freedom - ናፅነት

The condition of being free, independent.

ነፃ ምኻን ማለት እዩ

Freeze-tag - መለክዒ መጠን ዛሕሊ

The most commonly used type of freeze indicator is the freeze-tag. This is an irreversible temperature indicator that shows if a product, such as a vaccine, has been exposed to freezing.

መለክዒ መጠን ዛሕሊ ፍርጅ:: ኣብ ፍርጅ ዘትቀመጡ መድሓኒታት ብትኽክል ምዝሓልም ዘርኢ ኮይኑ ሓንሳብ ዝለከዖ መጠን ሙቀት ንድሕሪት ኣይምለስን

Frequency - በዝሒ ዝተርኣየሉ/ድግግም

The number of times that an event occurs within a specific period.

ኣብ ውሱን ጊዘ በዝሒ ሓደ ነገር ዝተርኣየሉ ወይ ዝተኸሰተሉ

Fundus - ላዕለዋይ ኣካል ክፋል ማህፀን

The rounded top of the uterus, between the junctions with the two fallopian tubes.

ክብብ ዝበለ ላዕለዋይ ክፋል ማህፀን ኮይኑ ኣብ መነጎ ክልተ ሻምብቆ ማህፀን ዝለዓለሉ ይርከብ