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intussusception

  • /ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/

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

noun intussusceptions

  1. countable, uncountable The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
  2. countable, rare, uncountable Absorption.

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noun medicine

Ελληνικάεγκολεασμός egkoleasmós

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@misc{intussusception_2026,
  title = {intussusception},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intussusception},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}