invagination
Americannoun
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the act or process of invaginating.
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Embryology. the inward movement of a portion of the wall of a blastula in the formation of a gastrula.
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Pathology. intussusception.
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a form or shape resulting from an infolded tissue.
noun
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pathol the process of invaginating or the condition of being invaginated; intussusception
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pathol an invaginated organ or part
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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
Etymology
Origin of invagination
First recorded in 1650–60; invaginate + -ion
Example Sentences
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The archenteron develops into the alimentary canal, and a mouth opening is formed by invagination of ectoderm at the pole opposite the blastopore of the gastrula.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
White arrow denotes the invagination that forms the shell gland.
From Nature • Oct. 3, 2012
White arrow denotes the invagination that forms the shell gland.
From Nature • Oct. 3, 2012
It results from this arrangement that the cells forming all but the bottom of the invagination lie horizontally, i.e. at right angles to the vertical axis of the eye.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
Foregut: extends from the mouth to the end of gizzard; its epithelium being formed from the ectodermal invagination known as the stomodaeum.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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