Main Entry: in·tus·sus·cep·tion

Pronunciation: \-ˈsep-shən\

Function: noun

1 : invagination ; especially : the slipping of a length of intestine into an adjacent portion usually producing obstruction
2 : the deposition of new particles of formative material among those already embodied in a tissue or structure (as in the growth of living organisms)—compare accretion, apposition 1

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