Main Entry: in·tus·sus·cep·tion

Pronunciation: \-ˈsep-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin intus within + susception-, susceptio action of undertaking, from suscipere to take up — more at susceptible

Date: 1707

: a drawing in of something from without: as a : invagination; especially : the slipping of a length of intestine into an adjacent portion usually producing obstruction b : the assimilation of new material and its dispersal among preexistent matter

— in·tus·sus·cep·tive \-ˈsep-tiv\ adjective