Swahili
vivimba
vee-VEEM-bah
How to say it
Swahilivivimbavee-VEEM-bahsoon
Englishswellingssoon
Frenchenfluressoon
Meaning
Swellings on the body, or tumors.
Good to know
plural of kivimba (ki-/vi- class); medical register.
Examples
- Daktari aligundua vivimba viwili mgongoni mwake.The doctor found two swellings on his back.
- Vivimba hivi vina hatari yoyote?Are these swellings dangerous at all?
- Vivimba vyake havikuwa na maumivu.His swellings were not painful.
- Wiki ijayo, vivimba vitachunguzwa kwa uchunguzi wa ziada.Next week, the swellings will be examined with additional tests.
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