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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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