intussusception

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French intussusception, or directly from Latin intussusceptiō, from intus (“within”) + susceptiō (“susception”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/ === Noun === intussusception (countable and uncountable, plural intussusceptions) (medicine) The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next. (rare) Absorption. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === intussusception f (plural intussusceptions) intussusception === Further reading === “intussusception”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012