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Intus-Susception
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A displacement of the bowel, in which a higher portion becomes folded or telescoped into a lower; is a frequent cause of obstruction, and a serious, though not always fatal, condition; the term is also applied to the process by which nutriment is absorbed and becomes part of the system.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Intus-Susception'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/i/intus-susception.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.