ubuvuzi
oo-boo-VOO-zee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubuvuzioo-boo-VOO-zeesoon
Englishmedical care, treatment; medicinesoon
Frenchsoins médicaux, traitement ; médecinesoon
Meaning
The care and treatment given to sick or injured people, and the field of medicine as a whole. Serivisi z'ubuvuzi are health services.
Good to know
A bu class noun from kuvura, to treat. Ubuvuzi gakondo is traditional medicine; kwiga ubuvuzi, to study medicine; ubwishingizi bw'ubuvuzi, health insurance.
Examples
- Abarwayi bo mu cyaro babona ubuvuzi mu bigo nderabuzima.Patients in rural areas get care at health centers.
- Yize ubuvuzi mu Buhinde.She studied medicine in India.
- Ubuvuzi gakondo buracyakoreshwa n'abantu benshi.Traditional medicine is still used by many people.
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