volvulus

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/ˈvɒl.vjʊl.əs/

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/ˈvɒl.vjʊl.əs/ · /ˈvɑl.vjəl.əs/

Definition of volvulus

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.

“Only one case of gallbladder volvulus within an incisional hernia has been previously described, but it was a parastomal herniation (Rosenblum et al. 2013).”

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin volvulus (“tending to roll”).

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