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Work, Reproduction, and Health in Two Andean Communities
Chapter 8 - Footnotes
1 These terms denote both body parts and illnesses. Illnesses in Cuyo Cuyo are often classified by the part of the body in which they are located, rather than by symptoms.
2 Another type of pulmón has respiratory symptoms.
3 Madre is also short for madre onqoy (Qu., womb sickness). It is sometimes called matríz, or enfermedad de la matríz, a direct Spanish translation.
4 Defined as six weeks after giving birth.
5 Also called madre sopla or wayra in Quechua.
6 This is different from the word "cancer" in English. Cáncer in Cuyo Cuyo refers primarily to the "calor" of abdominal pain and to skin rashes. It is thought to be a complication of untreated sobreparto.
