igicuri

How to say it

Meaning

a disorder causing seizures and loss of consciousness; epilepsy.

Good to know

clinical term in modern speech; some rural communities still treat it as a curse, so it is used carefully.

Examples

• Umuganga yavuze ko afite igicuri.The doctor said he has epilepsy.
• Igicuri ntikiva ku muntu ku bushake bwe.Epilepsy doesn't leave a person by their own will.
• Ese igicuri kivurwa?Can epilepsy be treated?
• Nyuma yo kwivuza, ibimenyetso by'igicuri byaragabanutse.After treatment, the symptoms of his epilepsy decreased.

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