- 1. n. The condition of an invaginated organ or part. Source: opted
- 2. n. One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated. Source: opted
- 3. n. the condition of being folded inward or sheathed Source: wordnet
- 4. n. the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. (Biol.) The condition of an invaginated organ or part. 2. (Biol.) One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated. Note: In embolic invagination, one half of the blastosphere is pushed in towards the other half, producing an embryonic form known as a gastrula. -- In epibolic invagination, a phenomenon in the development of some invertebrate ova, the epiblast appears to grow over or around the hypoblast. Source: webster
- 6. n. the condition of being folded inward or sheathed n. the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface Source: ecdict
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