INTUSSUSCEPTION


Meaning of INTUSSUSCEPTION in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ' sep-sh ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin intus within + susception-, susceptio action of undertaking, from suscipere to take up ― more at SUSCEPTIBLE

Date: 1707

: a drawing in of something from without: as a : INVAGINATION especially : the slipping of a length of intestine into an adjacent portion usually producing obstruction b : the assimilation of new material and its dispersal among preexistent matter

– in · tus · sus · cep · tive \ - ' sep-tiv \ adjective

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