what does volvulus mean?
VOLVULUS as NOUN
- Meaning
- abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the are of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction
Hypernyms(s) volvulus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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