tezi

How to say it

Meaning

An organ of the body that makes and releases substances such as hormones, sweat or saliva. Tezi dume is the prostate gland, and tezi za limfu are the lymph nodes.

Good to know

N class noun, the plural is also tezi: tezi za limfu, lymph nodes; saratani ya tezi dume, prostate cancer. Tezi shingo is the thyroid.

Examples

• Wanaume wazee wanashauriwa kupimwa tezi dume mara kwa mara.Older men are advised to have their prostate checked regularly.
• Daktari aligusa tezi za shingo yake.The doctor felt the glands in his neck.
• Tezi hizi hutoa homoni muhimu mwilini.These glands release important hormones in the body.