invaginate
IPA: ˈɪnvʌdʒˈaɪnʌt
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.
- (medicine) To turn or fold inwardly.
- (medicine) To fold inward to create a hollow space where none had existed, as with a gastrula forming from a blastula.
adjective
- (biology) sheathed
- (biology) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.
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Examples of "invaginate" in Sentences
- An area of the ectoderm thickens, then invaginates to become a shell gland .
- As a vesicle invaginates, dynamin forms a spiral around the neck of the vesicle.
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