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