Torsion vs. Volvulus
Difference Between Torsion and Volvulus
Torsionnoun
The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.
Volvulusnoun
(medicine) Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.
Torsionnoun
(mechanics) That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twisted; torsibility.
Volvulusnoun
abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the are of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction
Torsionnoun
(surgery) The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery.
Torsionnoun
a tortuous and twisted shape or position;
they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughsthe acrobat performed incredible contortionsTorsionnoun
a twisting force
