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intussuscept
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in·tus·sus·cept  (nt-s-spt)
tr.v. in·tus·sus·cept·ed, in·tus·sus·cept·ing, in·tus·sus·cepts
To take within, as in telescoping one part of the intestine into another; invaginate.
[Probably back-formation from intussusception.]
intus·sus·ceptive adj.
intussuscept [ˌɪntəssəˈsɛpt]
vb
(Medicine / Pathology) (tr; usually passive) Pathol to turn or fold (an organ or a part) inwards; invaginate
intussusceptive  adj
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Verb1.intussuscept - introvert or invaginate; "the intussuscepted gut"
introvert, invaginate - fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate"
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