| Names of Diseasesin English | Clinical Students’ Names for them in Tiv | Symptoms as Given by Clinical Students |
| 1. | Glaucoma | Mnyoon u igbila i ken ashe (pains in the eye nerves) | Pains in the eyes nerves |
| 2. | Cataract | Ishange | The eye lens is covered by a substance |
| 3. | Dilated Heart Disease | Ishima i mulan ken imese (enlargement of the heart on the left hand side) | Palpitation; headache |
| 4. | Hypertrophic Heart Disease | Mmula u inyam i ken ishima (swollen heart muscle) | Palpitation; headache |
| 5. | Restrictive Heart Disease | Mtaver u kpekpe u ishima (stiffening of the heart walls) | Palpitation; headache |
| 6. | Jaundice | Angev mbu mlem (a disease of the bile) | High body temperature; yellowish eyes |
| 7. | Yellow Fever | Myamkyule (yellow fever) | High body temperature; yellowish eyes |
| 8. | Gastric Ulcer | Avav sha gwarmya u vesen (lesions on the large intestine) | Pains in the lower part of the abdomen; stomach fullness |
| 9. | Duodenal Ulcer | Avav sha gwarmya u kiriki (lesions on the small intestine) | Pains in the upper part of the abdomen |
| 10. | AIDS | Angev mbu wuan ushoja ken iyol (sickness that kills antibiotics) | Emaciation |