1. invagination(n = noun.state) introversion - the condition of being folded inward or sheathed;
is a kind of condition
Derived form verb invaginate1
2. invagination(n = noun.process) infolding, introversion, intussusception - the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula"
is a kind of biological process, organic process
Derived form verb invaginate2
1. The condition of an invaginated organ or part. [1913 Webster]
2. The inward movement of the wall of a tissue or cell, to form a cavity; also, the cavity thus formed. [PJC]
3. The inward movement of one part of the wall of a blastula, to form a gastrula; the process of gastrulation, in which layers of the ovum are differentiated. [1913 Webster]
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