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Definition of Invagination

1. Noun. The condition of being folded inward or sheathed.

2. Noun. The folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface. "The invagination of the blastula"

Definition of Invagination

1. n. The condition of an invaginated organ or part.

Definition of Invagination

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Medical Definition of Invagination

1. 1. The condition of an invaginated organ or part. 2. One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated. 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. Origin: L. Pref. In- + vagina sheath. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Invagination

invade invade invaded invader invaders invades invading invaginate invaginate invaginated

invaginated invaginates invaginate planula invaginating invagination (current term) invagination (current term) invaginations invaginator invalid invalid

invalidate invalidate invalidated invalidates invalidating invalidation invalidations invalidator invalidators invalided

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