First Known Use: 1707
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intussusception
noun in·tus·sus·cep·tion \-ˈsep-shən\
Definition of INTUSSUSCEPTION
: a drawing in of something from without: as a : invagination; especially : the slipping of a length of intestine into an adjacent portion usually producing obstruction b : the assimilation of new material and its dispersal among preexistent matter
— in·tus·sus·cep·tive \-ˈsep-tiv\ adjective
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Origin of INTUSSUSCEPTION
Latin intus within + susception-, susceptio action of undertaking, from suscipere to take up — more at susceptible
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intussusception
noun in·tus·sus·cep·tion \-ˈsep-shən\
Medical Definition of INTUSSUSCEPTION
1
: invagination; especially : the slipping of a length of intestine into an adjacent portion usually producing obstruction
2
: the deposition of new particles of formative material among those already embodied in a tissue or structure (as in the growth of living organisms)—compare accretion, apposition 1
—in·tus·sus·cep·tive \-ˈsep-tiv\ adjective
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