visceroptosis

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visceroptosis

(ˌvɪsərəʊpˈtəʊsɪs)
n, pl -ses (-siːz)
(Medicine) a downward displacement of the intestine
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Electrodes are applied by a nurse at the root of the splanchnic nerves in splanchnoptosis to treat resultant cerebral anemia found in shell shock sufferers.
Shell shock: the culture of cowardice in the first world war
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