Volvulus

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Abnormal twisting of the intestine causing obstruction.
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  • n. Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.
    • Word Usage
    "After the surgeon found Chase's intestines were full of dying tissue, due to a disease called volvulus, his parents were told he might survive with an intestinal transplant."
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    Variant
    ileus   
     
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