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How to pronounce volvulus in English?

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Type of pathology

Examples of volvulus

volvulus
Zoo officials said Merlin had a history of gastric volvulus, or a twisted stomach.
From the washingtonpost.com
Like many parasites, the life cycle of O. volvulus is fascinating and complicated.
From the scienceblogs.com
There is biologic plausibility for O. volvulus to cause a seizure disorder.
From the scienceblogs.com
Because of the low coverage of the O. volvulus genome, we did not include it in further analyses.
From the nature.com
Due to this anatomy, they're quite prone to impactions and volvulus, which is twisting of the gut.
From the sfgate.com
Could it be that O. volvulus is getting into the brain and causing pathology, leading to seizures?
From the scienceblogs.com
It is transmitted by the bite of black flies infected with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus.
From the newscientist.com
I've searching the net for a week to learn as much as I can about the Onchocerca volvulus worms.
From the newscientist.com
It is caused by Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic worm.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction
  • A volvulus is a bowel obstruction in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.
  • A twisting of the bowel on itself, causing intestinal obstruction.