pigo la moyo

How to say it

Meaning

One beat of the heart as it pushes blood through the body, and the steady rhythm those beats make.

Good to know

Very often in the plural, mapigo ya moyo, heartbeats, heart rate: mapigo ya moyo yanaenda kasi, the heart is racing. Built from pigo, a blow or beat, and moyo, heart.

Examples

• Daktari alisikiliza pigo la moyo wa mtoto.The doctor listened to the baby’s heartbeat.
• Pigo la moyo wake lilikuwa dhaifu sana.His heartbeat was very weak.
• Mazoezi hupunguza kasi ya pigo la moyo ukiwa umepumzika.Exercise lowers the resting heart rate.

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