Definition of volvulus in English:
 volvulus
nounPlural volvuli, Plural volvuluses ˈvɒlvjʊləsˈvɑlvjələs
Medicine An obstruction caused by twisting of the stomach or intestine.
mass noun caecal volvulus
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Recurrent volvulus is rare, but a second bowel obstruction due to adhesions (scar tissue build-up after any type of abdominal surgery) could occur later.
 -  Postoperatively, the patient had a distal intestinal obstruction requiring reduction of a volvulus.
 -  Complications can include volvulus, intestinal obstruction, infarction, perforation, and hemorrhage.
 -  A volvulus was noted at the level of the terminal ileum, caused by adhesions from the cecum to the small bowel, forming a closed loop obstruction that was causing some bowel wall congestion.
 -  Causes of intestinal obstruction include volvulus, intussusception, incarcerated hernia, and postoperative adhesions.
 
Origin
  
Late 17th century: modern or medieval Latin, from Latin volvere 'to roll'.