Associations to the word «Invaginate»

Wiktionary

INVAGINATE, verb. (medicine) (surgery) To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure.
INVAGINATE, verb. (medicine) To turn or fold inwardly.
INVAGINATE, verb. (medicine) Infolding to create a hollow space where none had existed, as with a gastrula forming from a blastula.
INVAGINATE, adjective. (biology) sheathed
INVAGINATE, adjective. (biology) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.

Dictionary definition

INVAGINATE, verb. Sheathe; "The chrysalis is invaginated".
INVAGINATE, verb. Fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate".

Wise words

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