intussuscept

verb

in·​tus·​sus·​cept ˌin-tə-sə-ˈsept 

intussuscepted; intussuscepting; intussuscepts

transitive verb

: to take in by or cause to undergo intussusception

especially : invaginate

intransitive verb

: to undergo intussusception

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from intussusception

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Medical Definition

intussuscept

transitive verb

in·​tus·​sus·​cept ˌint-ə-sə-ˈsept 

: to cause to turn inward especially upon itself or to be received in some other thing or part

especially : to cause (an intestine) to undergo intussusception

the bowel became intussuscepted

intransitive verb

: to undergo intussusception

some 3 ft. of the ileum had intussuscepted through the ileocecal valve into the cecum

—Veterinary Record