intussusception
English
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Schematic presentation of intestinal intussusception.
Etymology
Borrowed from French intussusception, or directly from Latin intussusceptiō, from intus (“within”) + susceptiō (“susception”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/
Noun
intussusception (countable and uncountable, plural intussusceptions)
- (rare) Absorption.
- (medicine) The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
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