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invagination (n.)
1.the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface"the invagination of the blastula"
2.the condition of being folded inward or sheathed
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InvaginationIn*vag`i*na"tion (?), n. [L. pref. in- + vagina sheath.]
1. (Biol.) The condition of an invaginated organ or part.
2. The inward movement of the wall of a tissue or cell, to form a cavity; also, the cavity thus formed.
3. Specifically: (Biol., Embryology) The inward movement of one part of the wall of a blastula, to form a gastrula; the process of gastrulation, in which 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.
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invagination (n.)
invagination (n.)
fold; pleat; plait[Classe]
(bowels; intestine; bowel; gut)[termes liés]
(hole)[termes liés]
(occlusion)[termes liés]
biological process, organic process[Hyper.]
introvert, invaginate - intussuscept[Dérivé]
invagination (n.)
condition[Hyper.]
introvert, invaginate - invaginate[Dérivé]
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To invaginate means to fold inward or to sheath. In biology, this can refer to a number of processes.
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