intussusception

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/ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/

noun

The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.

Similar
invaginationintroversioninfolding
OriginFrench intussusception ← Latin intussusceptiō →
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Meanings

nounintussusception (countable and uncountable, plural intussusceptions)

plural intussusceptions

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
  2. countablerareuncountableAbsorption.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

Similar
invaginationintroversioninfolding
Broader
organic processbiological process
Also see
infoldingintroversioninvagination

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinintussusceptiō
  2. Frenchintussusception
  3. Englishintussusception

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

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Translations

Greek εγκολεασμός
  • εγκολεασμός (egkoleasmós)medicine
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APA

intussusception. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intussusception

MLA

“intussusception.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intussusception. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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