vol|vu|lus

vol|vu|lus
vol|vu|lus «VOL vyuh luhs», noun.
Medicine. a twisting of the bowel so as to cause intestinal obstruction.
[< New Latin volvulus (in Latin, small womb of an animal) < volvere to roll, turn]

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  • volvulus — vol·vu·lus …   English syllables

  • Volvulus — Vol|vu|lus 〈[vɔ̣lvu ] m.; , vu|li〉 Darmverschlingung [<lat. volvere „wälzen, rollen“] * * * Vọl|vu|lus, der; , …li [zu lat. volvere, ↑ Volumen] (Med.): Darmverschlingung. * * * Vọlvulus   [v ; zu lateinisch volvere »drehen«] der, /...li, die …   Universal-Lexikon

  • volvulus — vol•vu•lus [[t]ˈvɒl vyə ləs[/t]] n. pl. lus•es pat a twisting of the intestine, causing obstruction • Etymology: 1670–80; < NL, der. of L volv(ere) to turn, twist …   From formal English to slang

  • Volvulus — Vol|vu|lus 〈[vɔ̣lvu ] m.; Gen.: , Pl.: vu|li [ vu ]; Med.〉 Darmverschlingung [Etym.: <lat. volvere »wälzen, rollen«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Volvulus — Vol|vu|lus der; , ...li <aus nlat. volvulus zu lat. volvere, vgl. ↑volubel> Darmverschlingung (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • vu — acer·vu·line; acer·vu·lus; bra·vu·ra; cer·vu·lus; con·vol·vu·la·ce·ae; con·vol·vu·lin; con·vol·vu·lus; ka·tha·re·vu·sa; mu·vu·le; ner·vu·lose; ner·vu·ra·tion; re·vu·ist; val·vu·la; val·vu·lar; val·vu·late; val·vu·li·tis; val·vu·lo·plas·ty;… …   English syllables

  • convolvulus — con·vol·vu·lus väl vyə ləs, vȯl also väv yə , vȯv yə n 1) cap a genus of erect trailing or twining herbs and shrubs (family Convolvulaceae) chiefly of temperate regions 2) pl lus·es or li .lī, .lē a plant of the genus Convolvulus * * *… …   Medical dictionary

  • volvulus — A twisting of the intestine causing obstruction; if left untreated may result in vascular compromise of the involved intestine. [L. volvo, to roll] cecal v. rotation and twisting of the cecum toward the left upper quadrant, with ascending colon o …   Medical dictionary

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