intussusception

English

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)

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

French

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Noun

intussusception f (plural intussusceptions)

1. intussusception

Further reading

• “intussusception”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.