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Table 3 Animals' diseases or illnesses popular names comparison, according to the inhabitants of Cubati, with the respective technical terms

From: The use of zootherapeutics in folk veterinary medicine in the district of Cubati, Paraíba State, Brazil

Popular Vernacular

Technical Vernacular

Swelling joints

Arthritis

Pits

Pits

Hollow of the ox horny

Bovine Gangrenous Coryza (Horns drill)

Big swell

Edema

Pointed stake

Thorns

Woundy

Wounds

Wounds

Wounds or Cuts

Fractures

Fractures

Furunculosis

Furunculosis

Swellings

Swellings

Intoxication

Alimentary intoxication

Irritation near of the eye

Peri-ocular Irritation

"Rocky nipples"

Mastitis

Snake bites

Snake bites

"Mother's body"

Uterus prolapse

Burns

Burns

Hard joints

Rheumatism

Torsions

Torsions

  1. Note: The technical terms were obtained comparing the symptoms supplied by the residents of the studied area with Andrei [51] and Kelly [52]