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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