upasuaji
oo-pah-soo-AH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliupasuajioo-pah-soo-AH-jee
Englishsurgery, operation
Frenchchirurgie, opération
Meaning
Medical treatment in which a doctor cuts into the body to repair, remove or look at something inside.
Good to know
A noun of the u class with no plural, from kupasua, to cut open. Kufanyiwa upasuaji is to have an operation, and daktari wa upasuaji is a surgeon.
Examples
- Mama alifanyiwa upasuaji wa goti jana.Mother had a knee operation yesterday.
- Upasuaji ulichukua saa tatu.The surgery took three hours.
- Anataka kuwa daktari wa upasuaji.He wants to become a surgeon.
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