intussusception

noun

(biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall

the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

Roots

intusintus- · Latin · within, inside subsus- · Latin · up from under caperecept- · Latin · to take, receive io-ion · Latin · act or state of

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The word intussusception breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: intus-, from Latin intus (“within, inside”); sus-, from Latin sub (“up from under”); cept, from Latin capere (“to take, receive”); and -ion, from Latin io (“act or state of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.