in·tus·sus·cept
vt : to cause to turn inward esp. upon itself or to be received in some other thing or part : esp : to cause (an intestine) to undergo intussusception <the bowel became ed> vi : to undergo intussusception <some 3 ft. of the ileum had edthrough the ileocecal valve into the cecum -Veterinary Record> .
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