invagination

Noun

Meaning

The condition of an invaginated organ or part.

One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

introversion intussusception infolding transposition chromosome reversal assimilate reversion revulsion catabolism gastrulation retroflexion gamete anabolism delamination
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Hypernyms

condition biological process organic process

Examples

the invagination of the blastula Source: Internet

In Sepia, which has an internal shell, the ectoderm forms an invagination whose pore is sealed off before this organic framework is deposited. Source: Internet

The invagination is pinched off, leaving the engulfed material in the membrane-enclosed vacuole and the cell membrane intact. Source: Internet

The cells of the epiblast move toward the primitive streak and slip beneath it in a process called invagination. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

invadosome invaginate invaginated invaginator invalescence invaletudinary