1. Third-person singular present tense of intussuscept; to undergo or cause intussusception, a condition in which one part of the intestine folds into an adjacent part.
Usage: medical/anatomical term; primarily used in clinical and scientific contexts

Examples

• The pediatrician explained that the infant's bowel intussuscepts when one segment telescopes into another.
• When the intestine intussuscepts, it can cause severe abdominal pain and obstruction.
• The radiologist observed that the affected segment intussuscepts into the distal bowel.
• If the condition intussuscepts without treatment, emergency intervention may be necessary.