intussusception
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- noun
- /ˌɪn.tə.səˈsɛp.ʃən/
- Specialized
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intususcepción
- Other findings on follow-up included one child with intussusception, one death which was sudden and unexplained, and one child with renal calculi.
Examples
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The doctor explained that intussusception occurs when a part of the intestine folds into itself, potentially causing a blockage.
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Intussusception: this is a serious surgical emergency, which is notoriously difficult to detect on examination.
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We see that intussusception is extremely rare.
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The odds of intussusception increased about 10 times after vaccination.
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Intussusception usually occurs in those aged 2 months to 2 years (so there is an overlap with colic).
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Intussusception is a rare but important cause of acute abdominal pain, caused by one part of the bowel telescoping into the part ahead of it.
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The annualized incidence of intussusception in this database was 34.2 cases per 100,000 child-years.
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She had no appearance of any intussusception, which is where the intestinal tube envelopes down on itself just like... when you pull your sock off at night, and it's half off and still half on your foot.
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Before diagnosing colic, other serious causes of pain and illness (such as testicular torsion, hernia, or intussusception) must be ruled out.
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In Autism's False Prophets, Dr. Offit notes that the rotavirus vaccine licensed in 1998 caused intussusception in "about one of every 10,000 babies who got it."
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Synonyms
A fold inward in body tissue that makes a pouch or pocket
A surface that turns inward to form a small pocket
A body part folds inward in a living thing
Folding inward, as when petals close
Antonyms
How Invaginated
Surface Forms
Morphology
intussusception = intussuscept (opaque) = in + tussuscept + ion
The medical compound elements are not productive or familiar to general learners, so the specific meaning cannot be reliably derived.
Etymology
Intussusception comes from the Latin parts in- 'into' and suscipere 'to take up', which gives the idea of 'taking into oneself'. So intussusception describes a part folding into itself, like a sleeve pushed inward, to make a pocket or cavity.