intussusception

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/ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/

Definition of intussusception

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
(countable, rare, uncountable)Absorption.

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

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