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Swahili

kimenomeno

ki-me-no-ME-no

How to say it

Swahilikimenomenoki-me-no-ME-nosoon
Englishtooth diseasesoon
Frenchmaladie des dentssoon

Meaning

a disease of the teeth, such as thrush or pyorrhea.

Good to know

a medical term.

Examples

  • Mtoto ana kimenomeno, tunahitaji daktari wa meno.The child has a gum disease, we need a dentist.
  • Kimenomeno kilimfanya ashindwe kutafuna vizuri.The tooth disease made it hard for him to chew properly.
  • Je, kimenomeno kinaambukiza?Is this tooth disease contagious?
  • Daktari alimpa dawa ya kimenomeno.The doctor gave him medicine for the tooth disease.

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