intussusception

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Of the reported 28 cases of intussusception, the number that may have been caused by the vaccine, or occurred by coincidence, is unknown.

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  1. noun Medicine Invagination, especially an infolding of one part of the intestine into another.
  2. noun Biology Assimilation of new substances into the existing components of living tissue.

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  1. Medieval Latin intussusceptiō, intussusceptiōn-, a taking in, admission, from intussusceptus, past participle of intussuscipere, to take in : Latin intus, within; see en in Indo-European roots + Latin suscipere, to take up (sub-, sub- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. = French intussusception = Spanish intususcepcion = Portuguese intuscepção, from Latin intus, within, + susceptio(n-), a taking up, from suscipere, past participle susceptus, take up: see susceptible.
 

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/ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/
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