Definition of volvulus in English:

volvulus

nounPlural volvuli, Plural volvuluses ˈvɒlvjʊləsˈvɑlvjələs

Medicine

An obstruction caused by twisting of the stomach or intestine.
mass noun caecal volvulus
Example sentencesExamples
- Recurrent volvulus is rare, but a second bowel obstruction due to adhesions (scar tissue build-up after any type of abdominal surgery) could occur later.
- Postoperatively, the patient had a distal intestinal obstruction requiring reduction of a volvulus.
- Complications can include volvulus, intestinal obstruction, infarction, perforation, and hemorrhage.
- A volvulus was noted at the level of the terminal ileum, caused by adhesions from the cecum to the small bowel, forming a closed loop obstruction that was causing some bowel wall congestion.
- Causes of intestinal obstruction include volvulus, intussusception, incarcerated hernia, and postoperative adhesions.

Origin

Late 17th century: modern or medieval Latin, from Latin volvere 'to roll'.

Definition of volvulus in US English:

volvulus

nounˈvɑlvjələsˈvälvyələs

Medicine

An obstruction caused by twisting of the stomach or intestine.
mass noun caecal volvulus
Example sentencesExamples
- Causes of intestinal obstruction include volvulus, intussusception, incarcerated hernia, and postoperative adhesions.
- A volvulus was noted at the level of the terminal ileum, caused by adhesions from the cecum to the small bowel, forming a closed loop obstruction that was causing some bowel wall congestion.
- Recurrent volvulus is rare, but a second bowel obstruction due to adhesions (scar tissue build-up after any type of abdominal surgery) could occur later.
- Complications can include volvulus, intestinal obstruction, infarction, perforation, and hemorrhage.
- Postoperatively, the patient had a distal intestinal obstruction requiring reduction of a volvulus.

Origin

Late 17th century: modern or medieval Latin, from Latin volvere ‘to roll’.

单词	volvulus
释义	Definition of volvulus in English: volvulus nounPlural volvuli, Plural volvuluses ˈvɒlvjʊləsˈvɑlvjələs Medicine An obstruction caused by twisting of the stomach or intestine. mass noun caecal volvulus Example sentencesExamples Recurrent volvulus is rare, but a second bowel obstruction due to adhesions (scar tissue build-up after any type of abdominal surgery) could occur later. Postoperatively, the patient had a distal intestinal obstruction requiring reduction of a volvulus. Complications can include volvulus, intestinal obstruction, infarction, perforation, and hemorrhage. A volvulus was noted at the level of the terminal ileum, caused by adhesions from the cecum to the small bowel, forming a closed loop obstruction that was causing some bowel wall congestion. Causes of intestinal obstruction include volvulus, intussusception, incarcerated hernia, and postoperative adhesions. Origin Late 17th century: modern or medieval Latin, from Latin volvere 'to roll'. Definition of volvulus in US English: volvulus nounˈvɑlvjələsˈvälvyələs Medicine An obstruction caused by twisting of the stomach or intestine. mass noun caecal volvulus Example sentencesExamples Causes of intestinal obstruction include volvulus, intussusception, incarcerated hernia, and postoperative adhesions. A volvulus was noted at the level of the terminal ileum, caused by adhesions from the cecum to the small bowel, forming a closed loop obstruction that was causing some bowel wall congestion. Recurrent volvulus is rare, but a second bowel obstruction due to adhesions (scar tissue build-up after any type of abdominal surgery) could occur later. Complications can include volvulus, intestinal obstruction, infarction, perforation, and hemorrhage. Postoperatively, the patient had a distal intestinal obstruction requiring reduction of a volvulus. Origin Late 17th century: modern or medieval Latin, from Latin volvere ‘to roll’.
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