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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

volvulate en · VERB

Etymology

From vovlul(us) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Latin volvere (“to twist round”).

Meanings

  1. (especially, of a bowel) To twist or form a knot: to undergo volvulus.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
volvulating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
volvulates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
volvulated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
volvulated Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

detorsion

Synonyms

volvulize