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volvulus

UK/ˈvɒl.vjʊl.əs/US/ˈvɑl.vjəl.əs/

volvulus noun: obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.

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

volvulus meaning in Tamil

volvulus in Tamil

குடல் முறுக்கம், திருகல், முறுக்கம்

Forms of volvulus

pluralvolvuli
pluralvolvuluses

Origin of volvulus

Learned borrowing from Late Latin volvulus (“tending to roll”).

Questions about volvulus

What does volvulus mean?
Volvulus means obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.
What is volvulus in Tamil?
Volvulus in Tamil is குடல் முறுக்கம், திருகல், முறுக்கம். See Volvulus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is volvulus?
Volvulus is a noun.
How do you pronounce volvulus?
Volvulus is pronounced /ˈvɒl.vjʊl.əs/ (UK).
What is the plural of volvulus?
The plural of volvulus is volvuli.

Words near volvulus in the dictionary

  1. volvulize
  2. volvulized
  3. volvulizes
  4. volvulizing
  5. volvulosis
  6. volvulus
  7. volvuluses
  8. volyer
  9. volyers
  10. Volyn
  11. Volynec

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