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Intussusception

noun
1.
The folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface.  Synonyms: infolding, introversion, invagination.
2.
(biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall.





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"Intussusception" Quotes from Famous Books



... the chronic constipation or even for incomplete action of the bowels each day. Over-distention of the rectum, sigmoid and colon, due to the pressure of gases and the impaction of feces, results in inflammation, ulceration, stricture, appendicitis, abscess, strangulation, intussusception, and abnormal ballooning or roominess in certain portions of these intestines or conduits. This roominess, though it becomes filled with feces, and often with liquids, permits of sufficient space for even the daily passage of feces without dislodging ...
— Intestinal Ills • Alcinous Burton Jamison


Words linked to "Intussusception" :   growth, growing, intussuscept, ontogeny, organic process, development, ontogenesis, biological process, biology, maturation, biological science


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