单词 | intussusception |
释义 | intussusception/ˌɪntəsəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n![]() noun [mass noun] 1 Medicine The inversion of one portion of the intestine within another: intussusception is the most common cause of bowel obstruction in those 3 months to 6 years of age [count noun]: an intussusception may be the cause of the child’s pain...
2 Botany The growth of a cell wall by the deposition of cellulose: the area of the surface increases uniformly by intussusception OriginEarly 18th century (in the sense 'absorption'): from modern Latin intussusceptio(n-), from Latin intus 'within' + susceptio(n-) (from suscipere 'take up'). |
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