intussusception
noun
in·tus·sus·cep·tion
ˌin-tə-sə-ˈsep-shən 
: a drawing in of something from without: such as
a
: invagination
especially
: the slipping of a length of intestine into an adjacent portion usually producing obstruction
b
: the assimilation of new material and its dispersal among preexistent matter
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The vaccine also carries a very small risk of intussusception.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
In the 35 years since, more than 8,000 families have received in excess of $4 billion to compensate them for the effects of severe allergic reactions, a type of brain swelling called encephalopathy, an intestinal problem called intussusception or other serious problems.
—Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2021
The Mayo Clinic calls intussusception the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children younger than 3 years old.
—Kathy Laughlin, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2022
Offit helped develop one of two newer vaccines that increased the risk of intussusception less — and are still in use today.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 13 Apr. 2021
Among the inoculated, there seemed to be a small increase in a bowel condition called intussusception, which in rare cases can be deadly.
—Amitha Kalaichandran, Wired, 3 June 2021
But the vaccine caused an unacceptable side effect: a condition called intussusception, in which the intestine telescopes in on itself and becomes blocked.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 13 Apr. 2021
The baby developed an intestinal blockage, a condition called intussusception, that the authors believed was a result of Covid-19 infection, Gary Wong, of Chinese University of Hong Kong and the senior author of the letter, told STAT.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 26 Mar. 2020
Some experts argued that the vaccine should still be marketed in the developing world, where the number of lives saved would far outstrip the cases of intussusception.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 23 Apr. 2018
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
In the 35 years since, more than 8,000 families have received in excess of $4 billion to compensate them for the effects of severe allergic reactions, a type of brain swelling called encephalopathy, an intestinal problem called intussusception or other serious problems.
—Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2021
The Mayo Clinic calls intussusception the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children younger than 3 years old.
—Kathy Laughlin, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2022
Offit helped develop one of two newer vaccines that increased the risk of intussusception less — and are still in use today.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 13 Apr. 2021
Among the inoculated, there seemed to be a small increase in a bowel condition called intussusception, which in rare cases can be deadly.
—Amitha Kalaichandran, Wired, 3 June 2021
But the vaccine caused an unacceptable side effect: a condition called intussusception, in which the intestine telescopes in on itself and becomes blocked.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 13 Apr. 2021
The baby developed an intestinal blockage, a condition called intussusception, that the authors believed was a result of Covid-19 infection, Gary Wong, of Chinese University of Hong Kong and the senior author of the letter, told STAT.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 26 Mar. 2020
Some experts argued that the vaccine should still be marketed in the developing world, where the number of lives saved would far outstrip the cases of intussusception.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 23 Apr. 2018
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intussusception
noun
in·tus·sus·cep·tion
-ˈsep-shən
1
: invagination
especially
: the slipping of a length of intestine into an adjacent portion usually producing obstruction
2
: the deposition of new particles of formative material among those already embodied in a tissue or structure (as in the growth of living organisms) compare accretion, apposition sense 1
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