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intorsion

intorsion noun: a bending or twisting of an organ from its proper alignment.

Noun

intorsion (countable and uncountable, plural intorsions)

  1. A bending or twisting of an organ from its proper alignment.
    • However, if postoperative anatomic intorsion is present, the patient may have DVD that was incorrectly diagnosed as IOOA and treated by IO muscle recessions.1999, Arthur L. Rosenbaum, Alvina Pauline Santiago, Clinical Strabismus Management, page 68
    • intorsion of the eyeball
  2. (archaic) The bending or twisting of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.

intorsion meaning in Urdu

intorsion in Urdu

بل, کنڈل, پیچ

Forms of intorsion

pluralintorsions

Origin of intorsion

From Latin intortio (“a curling, crisping”). Compare French intorsion. See intort, and compare intortion.

Questions about intorsion

What does intorsion mean?
Intorsion means a bending or twisting of an organ from its proper alignment.
What is intorsion in Urdu?
Intorsion in Urdu is بل, کنڈل, پیچ. See Intorsion meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is intorsion?
Intorsion is a noun.
What is the plural of intorsion?
The plural of intorsion is intorsions.

Words near intorsion in the dictionary

  1. intoningly
  2. intonings
  3. intook
  4. intoplicine
  5. intore
  6. intorsion
  7. intorsions
  8. intort
  9. intorted
  10. intorting
  11. intortion

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