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invagination

[ in-vaj-uh-ney-shuhn ]

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. a form or shape resulting from an infolded tissue.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of invagination1

First recorded in 1650–60; invaginate + -ion

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