Swahili
wengu
WEH-ngoo
How to say it
SwahiliwenguWEH-ngoosoon
Englishspleensoon
Frenchratesoon
Meaning
an organ in the abdomen that filters blood and supports the immune system, the spleen.
Good to know
anat. spleen. (- bandama.)
Examples
- Daktari alimwondolea mgonjwa wengu ulioharibika.The doctor removed the patient's damaged spleen.
- Je, maumivu haya yanatoka kwenye wengu?Is this pain coming from the spleen?
- Wengu wake ulivimba kutokana na malaria.His spleen swelled due to malaria.
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