volvulus
volvulus · volvuli · volvuluses
Darmverschlingung, Darmverdrehung
Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itselfObstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.
UK/ˈvɒl.vjʊl.əs/US/ˈvɑl.vjəl.əs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.
Darmverschlingung, Darmverdrehung
More definitions
- abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
twist in a loop of the bowel:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin volvulus (“tending to roll”).Learned borrowing from Late Latin volvulus (“tending to roll”).
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Forms
plural: volvuli / volvuluses| Singular | volvulus |
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| Plural | volvuli / volvuluses |
regular
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable