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invagination

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in·vag·i·na·tion  (n-vj-nshn)
n.
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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Noun1.invagination - the condition of being folded inward or sheathed
introversion
condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
2.invaginationinvagination - the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula"
infolding, intussusception, introversion
biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
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