invagination
1. the condition of being folded inward or sheathed • Syn: introversion • Derivationally related forms: introvert (for: introversion), invaginate • Hypernyms: condition 2. the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface - the invagination of the blastula • Syn: introversion, intussusception, infolding • Derivationally related forms: intussuscept (for: intussusception), introvert (for: introversion), invaginate • Hypernyms: organic process, biological process
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