invagination
[in-vaj-uh-ney-shuh n]
- 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.
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Origin of invagination
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invagination
- 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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invagination
(ĭn-văj′ə-nā′shən)- The act or process of invaginating or the condition of being invaginated.
- An invaginated organ or part.
- The infolding of a portion of the outer layer of a blastula in the formation of a gastrula.
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