INTUSSUSCEPTION


Meaning of INTUSSUSCEPTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈsep-shən ]

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 -ˈsep-tiv adjective

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