invagination

(ĭn-văjˌə-nāˈshən)

noun
  1. The act or process of invaginating or the condition of being invaginated.
  2. An invaginated organ or part.
  3. Embryology The infolding of a portion of the outer layer of a blastula in the formation of a gastrula.

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