vólvulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian volvolo. See volvo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɔw.vu.lu/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.vu.lu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɔw.vu.lo/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.vu.lo]
 

Noun

vólvulo m (plural vólvulos)

  1. (anatomy) volvulus (twist in a loop of the bowel)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin volvulus, from volvĕre (“twist”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbolbulo/ [ˈbol.β̞u.lo]
  • Rhymes: -olbulo
  • Syllabification: vól‧vu‧lo

Noun

vólvulo m (plural vólvulos)

  1. (medicine) volvulus

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