volvulus

noun, plural vol·vu·lus·es. Pathology.

1. a torsion, or twisting, of the intestine, causing intestinal obstruction.

noun plural -luses

1. pathol an abnormal twisting of the intestines causing obstruction

n.

1670s, medical Latin, from Latin volvere “to turn, twist” (see volvox).

n.

1. Abnormal twisting of the intestine causing obstruction.