Swahili
kikope
ki-KO-pe
How to say it
Swahilikikopeki-KO-pesoon
Englishconjunctivitissoon
Frenchconjonctivitesoon
Meaning
an inflammation of the eyelid, such as conjunctivitis or a sty.
Good to know
a medical term; also called chokea in everyday speech.
Examples
- Mtoto ana kikope, tumpeleke hospitalini.The child has a sty, let's take him to the hospital.
- Kikope kinaweza kuambukiza watu wengine.Conjunctivitis can spread to other people.
- Jicho lake limevimba kwa sababu ya kikope.His eye is swollen because of the sty.
- Daktari alimpa dawa ya kikope.The doctor gave him medicine for the eye infection.
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