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Meaning of Volvulus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈvɒl.vjʊl.əs

Definitions

Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Only one case of gallbladder volvulus within an incisional hernia has been previously described, but it was a parastomal herniation (Rosenblum et al. 2013).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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