Swahili
kifafa
ki-FA-fa
How to say it
Swahilikifafaki-FA-fasoon
Englishepilepsysoon
Frenchépilepsiesoon
Meaning
a medical condition causing sudden convulsions or fits, epilepsy.
Good to know
mwenye kifafa names a person with epilepsy.
Examples
- Alipatwa na kifafa ghafla darasani.He suddenly had an epileptic fit in class.
- Kifafa kinatibika kwa dawa gani?What medicine treats epilepsy?
- Hakuwahi kupata kifafa tena baada ya matibabu.He never had a seizure again after treatment.
- Mwenye kifafa anahitaji uangalizi maalum.A person with epilepsy needs special care.
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