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in·vag·i·nate
[v. in-vaj-uh-neyt; adj. in-vaj-uh-nit, -neyt] verb, in·vag·i·nat·ed, in·vag·i·nat·ing, adjective verb (used with object)
1.
to insert or receive, as into a sheath; sheathe.
2.
to fold or draw (a tubular organ) back within itself; intussuscept.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become invaginated; undergo invagination.
4.
to form a pocket by turning in.
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| invaginate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | pathol to push one section of (a tubular organ or part) back into itself so that it becomes ensheathed; intussuscept |
| 2. | (intr) (of the outer layer of an organism or part) to undergo invagination |
| —adj | |
| 3. | (of an organ or part) folded back upon itself |
| [C19: from Medieval Latin invāgīnāre, from Latin | |
| in'vaginable | |
| —adj | |
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invaginate in·vag·i·nate (ĭn-vāj'ə-nāt')
v. in·vag·i·nat·ed, in·vag·i·nat·ing, in·vag·i·nates
To infold or become infolded so as to form a hollow space within a previously solid structure, as in the formation of a gastrula from a blastula.
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