intussusception
noun
- act or process of enfolding of one segment of the intestine with another
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from French intussusception, or directly from Latin intussusceptiō, from intus (“within”) + susceptiō (“susception”).
- The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
- Absorption.