Intussusception (z4444)
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Intussusception refers to two distinct concepts: 1) a botanical term for cellular growth through the insertion of new molecules between existing ones, and 2) a pathological-anatomical term for the telescoping of one segment of intestine into another.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
INTUSSUSCEPTION (from Latin intus- within and suscipere- to take, receive), reception within. 1. This term was applied by the botanist C. Naegeli to denote the growth of cell walls and starch grains by the insertion of new molecules and the formation of new micelles between previously existing ones. Growth by intussusception is combined with appositional growth, i.e., growth by the deposition of new layers on the surface of previous ones, and enables the walls to increase their area and change their chemical composition. 2. Intussusception, synonym invaginatio (invagination), a pathological-anatomical term denoting the insertion of the upper segment of the intestine into the lower one.
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“Intussusception (z4444).” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/intussusception/