intussusception
/,intəsə'sepʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- (Biology): A process of growth in the surface area of a cell wall by the deposit of new material between existing particles.
- (Embryology): The folding inward of a layer of cells, especially during the formation of a gastrula from a blastula.
- (Medicine): A serious medical condition in which one segment of the intestine slides into an adjacent segment, like a telescope, causing an obstruction.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Biology):
- Plant cell walls can grow by intussusception, incorporating new molecules into their structure.
- Noun (Embryology):
- The process of intussusception is a critical stage in early embryonic development.
- Noun (Medicine):
- The infant was diagnosed with intussusception and required immediate surgery.
Advanced Usage
- "to undergo intussusception": to experience the process of folding inward or telescoping.
- During gastrulation, the blastula undergoes intussusception to form the gastrula.
- As a general concept of incorporation:
- The theory describes the intussusception of new cultural ideas into the existing framework.
Variants and Related Words
- Intussuscept (verb): To undergo or cause intussusception.
- The affected bowel segment began to intussuscept.
- Intussusceptive (adjective): Relating to or characterized by intussusception.
- The intussusceptive growth mechanism is common in plant cells.
Synonyms
- (Biology/Growth): Intercalary growth, interstitial growth.
- (Embryology): Invagination, infolding.
- (Medicine): Telescoping (of the bowel), intestinal obstruction (specific type).
Related Phrases
- "lead to an intussusception": to cause the medical condition.
- The viral infection was thought to lead to an intussusception in the child.
- "correction of intussusception": the medical procedure to fix the condition.
- Air enema is a common non-surgical method for the correction of intussusception.
Related Idioms
(Note: Due to its highly technical nature, 'intussusception' is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is almost exclusively confined to scientific and medical contexts.)
Noun
- (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
- the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
- the invagination of the blastula