v 4 o 1 l 1 v 4 u 1 l 1 u 1 s 1
8 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction
originLearned borrowing from Late Latin volvulus (“tending to roll”).
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