invagination
the act or process of invaginating.
Embryology. the inward movement of a portion of the wall of a blastula in the formation of a gastrula.
Pathology. intussusception (def. 3).
a form or shape resulting from an infolded tissue.
Origin of invagination
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British Dictionary definitions for invagination
/ (ɪnˌvædʒɪˈneɪʃən) /
pathol the process of invaginating or the condition of being invaginated; intussusception
pathol an invaginated organ or part
an infolding of the outer layer of cells of an organism or part of an organism so as to form a pocket in the surface, as in the embryonic development of a gastrula from a blastula
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