Joint Talk: Translations of Joint Health Terms

This page includes common words related to joint health, translated into Diné Bizaad (Navajo language).

These translations are intended to be helpful for patients, families, community health workers, healthcare providers, and medical translators as they discuss joint health.

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Arthritis

Agizii

Autoimmune

Ats’iis yich'ą́ą́h naabaahą́a bi’ohgo

Bone

Ts´in

Cartlidge

Ooshgę́ę́zh

Immune System

Ats’iis yich'ą́ą́h naabaahaa

Inflammation

Ahadadit'ą́nigo neezgaigo ‘atah nahonch’áád

Joint

Ahądadit’ágo

Joint Stiffness

Ahadadit'ą́nigó nidałziłgo

Joint Swelling

Ahadadit'ą́nigo nichaad

Ligament

Áts’id

Muscle

Ádoh

Osteoarthritis

Ats’in ahadaditanigo oshgę́ę́zh bą́ą́h dahoo'agi

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Agizii Tsoh

Rheumatologist

'Azee' iiłinii agizii yinalnishigii

Tendon

Ádoh bi áts’id