Swahili
kivimba
kee-VEEM-bah
How to say it
Swahilikivimbakee-VEEM-bahsoon
Englishswellingsoon
Frenchenfluresoon
Meaning
a swelling on the body, or a tumor.
Good to know
from the verb vimba, to swell; used in medical contexts for lumps, swellings, or tumors.
Examples
- Daktari aliona kivimba mguuni mwake.The doctor saw a swelling on his leg.
- Kivimba kile kinaweza kuwa hatari.That tumor could be dangerous.
- Je, kivimba hicho kinauma?Does that swelling hurt?
- Baada ya operesheni, kivimba kilipungua.After the operation, the swelling went down.
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