volvulate

verb

volvulate

verb

Etymology From vovlul(us) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Latin volvere (“to twist round”).

1

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery Especially, Of a bowel To twist or form a knot: to undergo volvulus.

Synonyms
volvulize
Related terms
detorsion

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