volvulus
pronunciation
How to pronounce volvulus in British English:
UK ['vɒlvjʊləs]
How to pronounce volvulus in American English:
US ['vɒlvjələs]
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- Noun:
- abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the are of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction
Word Origin
- volvulus (n.)
- knotting of the bowels, 1670s, medical Latin, from Latin volvere "to turn, twist" (see volvox).
Example
- 1. Colonic obstruction is , except in the case of volvulus , chronic .
- 2. Objective the aim of the study was to explore etiology , diagnosis and treatment of sigmoid volvulus .
- 3. Torsion or volvulus are life threatening and immediate veterinary attention is required .
- 4. Chronic gastric volvulus caused by eventration of diaphram : a case report .
- 5. " Whirlpool sign " : typical finding by abdominal computed tomography in a patient with intestinal malrotation and midgut volvulus .