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单词 intorsion
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intorsion

[ in-tawr-shuhn ]
/ ɪnˈtɔr ʃən /
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noun

a twisting about an axis or fixed point, as of the stem of a plant.

Origin of intorsion

1750–60; alteration of Late Latin intortiōn- (stem of intortiō). See in-2, torsion

Words nearby intorsion

intonation, intonation pattern, intone, into one's head, into question, intorsion, intorted, intortor, intortus, into the bargain, into the blue
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British Dictionary definitions for intorsion

intorsion
/ (ɪnˈtɔːʃən) /

noun

botany a spiral twisting in plant stems or other parts
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for intorsion

intorsion
[ ĭn-tôrshən ]

n.

The inward rotation of a limb or an organ.
The inward convergent rotation of the upper pole of the vertical meridian of each eye.conclination negative declination
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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