Swahili
tumbasi
tu-MBA-si
How to say it
Swahilitumbasitu-MBA-sisoon
Englishabscesssoon
Frenchabcèssoon
Meaning
a medical abscess, a more technical term for jipu.
Good to know
med.rare abscess. (= jipu.)
Examples
- Daktari alimtoboa tumbasi mgongoni.The doctor lanced the abscess on his back.
- Tumbasi hilo lilimuumiza sana.That abscess hurt him a lot.
- Je, tumbasi limevimba tena?Has the abscess swollen again?
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