Etymology

intussusception

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Today it means: The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next. Full definition →

French intussusception ← Latin intussusceptiō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromintussusceptiō
  2. French · borrowed fromintussusception
  3. English todayintussusception

Borrowed from French intussusception, or directly from Latin intussusceptiō, from intus (“within”) + susceptiō (“susception”).

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