Swahili
maambukizo
mah-ahm-boo-KEE-zoh
How to say it
Swahilimaambukizomah-ahm-boo-KEE-zohsoon
Englishinfectionssoon
Frenchinfectionssoon
Meaning
Medical infections or contagions passed from one person to another.
Good to know
Plural of ambukizo (ji-/ma class, class 5/6); near-synonym of maambukizi.
Examples
- Maambukizo ya malaria yameongezeka msimu huu wa mvua.Malaria infections have increased this rainy season.
- Je, maambukizo haya yanaenea kwa njia gani?How do these infections spread?
- Maambukizo hayo hayajathibitishwa na daktari.Those infections have not been confirmed by a doctor.
- Hospitali itapunguza maambukizo kwa kuwatenga wagonjwa.The hospital will reduce infections by isolating patients.
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