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in⋅vag⋅i⋅na⋅tion

  [in-vaj-uh-ney-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of invaginating.
2. Embryology. the inward movement of a portion of the wall of a blastula in the formation of a gastrula.
3. Pathology. intussusception (def. 3).
4. a form or shape resulting from an infolded tissue.
Origin:
1650–60; invaginate + -ion

in⋅tus⋅sus⋅cep⋅tion

  [in-tuhs-suh-sep-shuhn]
–noun
1. a taking within.
2. Biology. growth of a cell wall by the deposition of new particles among the existing particles of the wall. Compare apposition (def. 4).
3. Also called invagination. Pathology. the slipping of one part within another, as of the intestine.
Origin:
1700–10; < L intus within + susceptiōn- (s. of susceptiō) an undertaking, equiv. to suscept(us), ptp. of suscipere (see susceptible ) + -iōn- -ion
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in·vag·i·na·tion   (ĭn-vāj'ə-nā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of invaginating or the condition of being invaginated.

  2. An invaginated organ or part.

  3. Embryology The infolding of a portion of the outer layer of a blastula in the formation of a gastrula.

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Main Entry: in·tus·sus·cep·tion
Pronunciation: -'sep-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : INVAGINATION; especially : the slipping of a length of intestine into an adjacent portion usually producingobstruction
2 : the deposition of new particles of formative material among those already embodied in a tissue or structure (as in the growth of living organisms) —compare ACCRETION, APPOSITION 1 —in·tus·sus·cep·tive /-'sep-tiv/ adjective

Main Entry: in·vag·i·na·tion
Pronunciation: -"vaj-&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : an act or process ofinvaginating: as a : the formation of a gastrula by an infolding of part of the wall of the blastula b : intestinal intussusception
2 : aninvaginated part
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intussusception in·tus·sus·cep·tion (ĭn'tə-sə-sěp'shən)
n.

  1. Invagination, especially an infolding of one part of the intestine into another.

  2. Assimilation of new substances into the existing components of living tissue. Also called introsusception.

in'tus·sus·cep'tive (-tĭv) adj.

invagination in·vag·i·na·tion (ĭn-vāj'ə-nā'shən)
n.

  1. The act or process of invaginating or the condition of being invaginated.

  2. An invaginated organ or part.

  3. The infolding of a portion of the outer layer of a blastula in the formation of a gastrula.

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