volvulate

English

Etymology

From vovlul(us) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Latin volvere (“to twist round”).

Verb

volvulate (third-person singular simple present volvulates, present participle volvulating, simple past and past participle volvulated)

1. (medicine, surgery, especially of a bowel) To twist or form a knot: to undergo volvulus.

Synonyms

• volvulize

See also

• detorsion