vólvulo

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian volvolo. See volvo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔw.vu.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔw.vu.lo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.vu.lu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔl.bu.lu/

Noun

vólvulo m (plural vólvulos)

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

Related terms

volvo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbolbulo/
Rhymes: -olbulo
Syllabification: vól‧vu‧lo

Noun

vólvulo m (plural vólvulos)

(medicine) volvulus

Further reading

“vólvulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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