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intussusception [ˌɪntəssəˈsɛpʃən] n 1. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol invagination of a tubular organ or part, esp the telescoping of one section of the intestinal tract into a lower section, causing obstruction 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposition of new material between the existing components of the cell wall Compare apposition [3] [from Latin intus within + susceptiō a taking up] intussusception the process by which food or other matter is taken into the body and converted into tissue. Also introsusception. — intussusceptive, adj. See also: Bodily Functions
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