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]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.vu.lu/ [ˈvɔɫ.vu.lu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔl.bu.lu/ [ˈbɔɫ.βu.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/ [ˈbol.β̞u.lo]
Rhymes: -olbulo
Syllabification: vól‧vu‧lo

Noun

vólvulo m (plural vólvulos)

(medicine) volvulus

Further reading

“vólvulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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