Ukubhoboza umzimba, okuyinto uhlobo umzimba ukuguqulwa, umkhuba puncturing noma ukusika ingxenye enkulu yomzimba womuntu, ukudala kunesikhala lapho imigexo kungenzeka ezigugile noma lapho i nolwelwesi ungase bufakwe. Igama ukubhoboza lingabhekisela esenzweni noma umkhuba wokubhoboza umzimba, noma ekuvulekeni emzimbeni okudalwe yilesi senzo noma umkhuba.Futhi, nge- metonymy, kungabhekiswa kumhlobiso oholelekile, noma kubucwebe bokuhlobisa obusetshenzisiwe.Ukufakelwa kokubhoboza kuguqula iphrofayili yomzimba kanye / noma yesikhumba nokubukeka (isb. Imicu yegolide efakwe ngaphansi, i-platinamu, i-titanium noma okufakwayo kwebanga lensimbi).Yize umlando wokubhoboza umzimba ufihliwe ukwaziswa okungelona iqiniso nokuntuleka kwezethenjwa zezifundiswa, bukhona ubufakazi obanele bokubhala ukuthi bekwenziwa ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene ngabobulili obuhlukahlukene kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo emhlabeni wonke. Imikhuba yokubhoboza umzimba yesimanje igcizelela ukusetshenziswa kwezinto zokubhoboza umzimba eziphephile, njalo kusetshenziswa amathuluzi akhethekile enzelwe inhloso.Ukubhoboza umzimba kuyinqubo ehlaselayo enezingozi ezithile, kufaka phakathi ukusabela okweqile, ukutheleleka, ukusikeka ngokweqile kanye nokulimala okungalindelekile komzimba, kodwa izindlela zokuzivikela ezinjengezinqubo zokubhoboza indle nokunakekelwa ngemuva kokunakekelwa kuyagcizelelwa ukunciphisa amathuba okuhlangabezana nezinkinga ezinkulu.Isikhathi sokuphulukiswa esidingekayo ekubhobozeni umzimba singahluka kakhulu ngokuya ngendawo ebekiwe, kusukela esikhathini esingangenyanga kokunye ukubhoboza izitho zangasese kuya eminyakeni emibili egcwele yenkaba.Okunye ukubhoboza kungaba nzima kakhulu, kuholele ekulahlweni.