umuvuzi

How to say it

Meaning

a person who treats sick people, a doctor or healer.

Good to know

used both for a modern medical doctor and a traditional healer.

Examples

• Umuvuzi yasuzumye umurwayi ku gitondo.The doctor examined the patient in the morning.
• Ndagiye kwa muvuzi kubera umutwe uraza.I'm going to the doctor because of a headache.
• Umuvuzi w'ivyamamare akoresha ibimera mu kuvura.The traditional healer uses plants for treatment.
• Twahamagaye umuvuzi ku ma saha ya nijoro.We called the doctor in the middle of the night.

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