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Swahili

mivunjiko

mee-voon-JEE-koh

How to say it

Swahilimivunjikomee-voon-JEE-kohsoon
Englishfracturessoon
Frenchfracturessoon

Meaning

The act of breaking or demolition; breaks or fractures.

Good to know

Plural of mvunjiko (m-/mi- class); medical and structural term.

Examples

  • Daktari alitibu mivunjiko ya mifupa hospitalini.The doctor treated bone fractures at the hospital.
  • Je, mivunjiko hii itapona haraka?Will these fractures heal quickly?
  • Mivunjiko hiyo ilisababishwa na ajali ya gari.Those fractures were caused by a car accident.
  • Wagonjwa wenye mivunjiko watahitaji upasuaji.Patients with fractures will need surgery.

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