An Itafula lokuhlinza itafula lapho isiguli silele khona ngesikhathi sokuhlinzwa.Ihlukaniswe ngezigaba ezimbili: okwenziwa ngesandla kanye nogesi.Sinezinjongo eziningi amatafula okuhlinza kanti amanye asetshenziselwa umnyango othile, njenge-gynecology, ophthalmology, njll. Futhi iyimishini eyisisekelo yegumbi lokuhlinza.