intussusception
[ in-tuh s-suh-sep-shuh n ]
/ ˌɪn təs səˈsɛp ʃən /
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noun
a taking within.
Biology. growth of a cell wall by the deposition of new particles among the existing particles of the wall.Compare apposition(def 4).
Also called invagination. Pathology. the slipping of one part within another, as of the intestine.
Nearby words
- intumesce,
- intumescence,
- intumescent,
- inturn,
- intussuscept,
- intussusceptum,
- intussuscipiens,
- intwine,
- intwist,
- inuit
Origin of intussusception
1700–10; < Latin intus within + susceptiōn- (stem of susceptiō) an undertaking, equivalent to suscept(us), past participle of suscipere (see susceptible) + -iōn- -ion
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intussusception
/ (ˌɪntəssəˈsɛpʃən) /
noun
pathol invagination of a tubular organ or part, esp the telescoping of one section of the intestinal tract into a lower section, causing obstruction
biology growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposition of new material between the existing components of the cell wallCompare apposition (def. 3)
Word Origin for intussusception
C18: from Latin intus within + susceptiō a taking up
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intussusception
1707, literally "a taking in," from Latin intus "within" (see ento-) + susceptionem "a taking up" (see susceptible).
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intussusception
[ ĭn′tə-sə-sĕp′shən ]
n.
Invagination, especially an infolding of one part of the intestine into another.
Assimilation of new substances into the existing components of living tissue.introsusception
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