INVAGINATION


Meaning of INVAGINATION in English

/in vaj'euh nay"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the act or process of invaginating.

2. Embryol. the inward movement of a portion of the wall of a blastula in the formation of a gastrula.

3. Pathol. intussusception (def. 3).

4. a form or shape resulting from an infolded tissue.

[ 1650-60; INVAGINATE + -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .