intussusception
intussusception · intussusceptions
The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure within the nextThe invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
/ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
(countable, rare, uncountable)Absorption.
More definitions
- (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
- the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
Origin
Borrowed from French intussusception, or directly from Latin intussusceptiō, from intus (“Borrowed from French intussusception, or directly from Latin intussusceptiō, from intus (“within”) + susceptiō (“susception”).
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Forms
plural: intussusceptions| Singular | intussusception |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface:invaginationintroversioninfolding
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedintussuscept
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable