invaginate
transitive verb invaginated, invaginating
- to place or receive into a sheath
- intussuscept
intransitive verb
- to become invaginated
- to grow inward to form a hollow or cavity, as in the formation of a gastrula
See invaginate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭn-văjˈə-nātˌ)
tr. & intr.v. in·vag·i·nat·ed,
in·vag·i·nat·ing,
in·vag·i·nates - To enclose or become enclosed in or as if in a sheath.
- To turn or become turned inward.
- To infold or become infolded so as to form a hollow space within a previously solid structure, as in the formation of a gastrula from a blastula.
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