English Explanatory Dictionary

intussusception

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
  2. Absorption.

Pronunciation

/ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/

Word forms

intussusception intussusceptions

Etymology

Borrowed from French intussusception, or directly from Latin intussusceptiō, from intus (“within”) + susceptiō (“susception”).

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