Volvulus Definition

vŏlvyə-ləs, vôl-
noun
A twisting or displacement of the intestines resulting in intestinal obstruction.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Volvulus

Noun

Singular:
volvulus
Plural:
volvuli

Origin of Volvulus

  • New Latin from Latin volvere to turn volvox

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Volvulus Sentence Examples

  • The mortality associated with an acutely obstructed volvulus may be up to 50% .

  • The diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus in our patient was confirmed at surgery.

  • We present the history of a patient with an acute gastric volvulus and unexplained hypotension.

  • Factors associated with mortality and morbidity in small intestinal volvulus in the horse.

  • Onchocerca volvulus is a nematode that causes onchocerciasis (river blindness) in West Africa and Central America.

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Words Starting With

VVOVOL

Words Ending With

SUSLUS

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