Dictionary Definition
intussusception
Noun
1 the folding in of an outer layer so as to form
a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula" [syn:
invagination,
introversion,
infolding]
2 (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell
by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the
cell wall
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From French intussusception, or directly from Latin intussusceptio, from intus ‘within’ + susceptio ‘susception’.Pronunciation
/ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/Noun
- Absorption.
- The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
Extensive Definition
Intussusception may refer to: