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Invagination

Invagination Meaning & Definition
Invagination Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Invagination?

[n] the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
[n] the condition of being folded inward or sheathed

Synonyms | Synonyms for Invagination: infolding | introversion | introversion | intussusception

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See Also | biological process | condition | organic process

Invagination In Webster's Dictionary

\In*vag`i*na"tion\, n. [L. pref. in- + vagina sheath.] 1. (Biol.) The condition of an invaginated organ or part. 2. (Biol.) One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated. Note: In embolic invagination, one half of the blastosphere is pushed in towards the other half, producing an embryonic form known as a gastrula. -- In epibolic invagination, a phenomenon in the development of some invertebrate ova, the epiblast appears to grow over or around the hypoblast.

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