intussuscept
verb (used with object)
to take within, as one part of the intestine into an adjacent part; invaginate.
intussusceptive
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a word derived from
intussuscept.
Example Sentences
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The consequence of this intussusceptive growth is the "development" or "evolution" of the germ into the visible bird.
From Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02 by Thomas Henry Huxley
The consequence of this intussusceptive growth is the “development” or “evolution” of the germ into the visible bird.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
