intussuscipiens

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noun

The part that receives the prolapsed part during an intussusception.

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Meanings

noun
  1. medicineThe part that receives the prolapsed part during an intussusception.

Origin

From New Latin, probably from present participle of assumed New Latin intussuscipiō (“to take in”). Compare intussusceptum.

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APA

intussuscipiens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intussuscipiens

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“intussuscipiens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intussuscipiens. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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