Dictionary.com

volvulus

[ vol-vyuh-luhs ]
/ ˈvɒl vyə ləs /
Save This Word!

noun, plural vol·vu·lus·es.Pathology.
a torsion, or twisting, of the intestine, causing intestinal obstruction.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of volvulus

1670–80; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin volv(ere) to turn, twist + -ulus-ule

Words nearby volvulus

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use volvulus in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for volvulus

volvulus
/ (ˈvɒlvjʊləs) /

noun plural -luses
pathol an abnormal twisting of the intestines causing obstruction

Word Origin for volvulus

C17: from New Latin, from Latin volvere to twist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK