Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈvɒl.vjʊl.əs/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈvɑl.vjəl.əs/
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- General-American
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ˈvɒl.vjʊl.əs
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- GB
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ˈvɑl.vjəl.əs
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- US
Noun
Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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Only one case of gallbladder volvulus within an incisional hernia has been previously described, but it was a parastomal herniation (Rosenblum et al. 2013).
Noun
abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction
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