דַּלֶּקֶת
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. inflammation (a condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue) (pathology)
2. Any instance of redness, even one that is not due to an immune response. (considered incorrect)
Pronunciation
daléket
Examples24
לטום יֵשׁ דַּלֶּקֶת התוספתן.
Tom had appendicitis.
אֲנִי חוֹשֵׁב שִׂישׂ לִי דַּלֶּקֶת שקדים.
I think I have tendonitis.
יֵשׁ לִי דַּלֶּקֶת תוספתן.
I have appendicitis.
אִשְׁתִּי סוֹבֶלֶת מִדַּלֶּקֶת ריאות.
My wife is suffering from pneumonia.
טום סוֹבֵל מִדַּלֶּקֶת פְּרָקִים.
Tom has arthritis.
זֹאת דַּלֶּקֶת עֵינַיִם.
It's an eyesore.