Translation of "nyongo" into English

Hata hivyo, baada ya muda alihitaji kufanyiwa upasuaji wa mfupa wa nyonga, na mwaka mmoja na nusu baadaye, akafanyiwa upasuaji wa kifuko cha nyongo.

However, in time she had to have hip-replacement surgery, and a year and a half later, she underwent a gallbladder operation.