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intussuscept

WordNet
  1. (v) intussuscept
    introvert or invaginate "the intussuscepted gut"
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. intussuscept
    To take up into itself or into something else; invaginate.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (v.t) Intussuscept
    to take into the interior
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary L. intus, within, susception-emsuscipĕre, to take up.

Usage in the news

No Increased Intussusception Risk Seen With Rotavirus Vaccination, But Acellular Pertussis-containing Vaccine Linked to Limited Febrile Seizure Risk. aafp.org

3 and the other on linking of intussusception occurrence to vaccination status of individual patients. thelancet.com

Studies have reported a temporal association between a first dose of rotavirus vaccine (Rotashield) and infant intussusception . thelancet.com

Large Study Shows No Link Between Vaccine and Intussusception. foxkansas.com

Small bowel intussusception associated with celiac sprue . appliedradiology.com

Shortly after the Rotashield vaccine was introduced, doctors noticed an increase in cases of a serious intestinal problem called intussusception, when the intestine doubles back into itself. no.org

Usage in literature

It is not a growth by accretion, as in crystallization, but by intussusception, as in life. "The Breath of Life" by John Burroughs

In intussusception, the inturned bowel is in the direction of the anus. "Special Report on Diseases of the Horse" by United States Department of Agriculture

ENTERITIS (OBSTRUCTION RESULTING FROM INVAGINATION, OR INTUSSUSCEPTION, TWISTING, AND KNOTTING OF THE BOWELS). "Special Report on Diseases of Cattle" by U.S. Department of Agriculture

A simple aperient of linseed oil may be given in cases of stricture or intussusception of the bowels. "The American Reformed Cattle Doctor" by George Dadd

The cause of intussusception is said to be violent peristaltic action, however produced. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6" by Various