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volvuli

volvuli is the plural of volvulus.

Meaning of volvulus

Noun

volvulus (countable and uncountable, plural volvuli or volvuluses)

  1. 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).2015 July 1, Pierre Goubault et al., “Gallbladder torsion within incisional hernia: an original cholecystitis”, in SpringerPlus, volume 4, →DOI

Questions about volvuli

What is volvuli the plural of?
Volvuli is the plural of volvulus.

Words near volvuli in the dictionary

  1. volvular
  2. volvulate
  3. volvulated
  4. volvulates
  5. volvulating
  6. volvuli
  7. volvulize
  8. volvulized
  9. volvulizes
  10. volvulizing
  11. volvulosis

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