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invagination
[in-vag″ĭ-na´shun]1. the infolding of one part within another part of a structure, as of the blastula during gastrulation.
2. intussusception.
basilar invagination a developmental deformity of the occipital bone and upper end of the cervical spine in which the latter appears to have pushed the floor of the occipital bone upward; see also platybasia. Called also basilar impression.
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in·vag·i·na·tion
(in-vaj'i-nā'shŭn),1. The ensheathing, enfolding, or insertion of a structure within itself or another.
See also: introversion, intussusception.
See also: introversion, intussusception.
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invagination
(ĭn-văj′ə-nā′shən)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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in·vag·i·na·tion
(in-vaj'i-nā'shŭn)1. The ensheathing, enfolding, or insertion of a structure within itself or another.
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invagination
A folding into or ensheathing. The process of invagination occurs in the early development of the embryo when part of the BLASTODERM folds inward so that the hollow sphere becomes cup-shaped and double-walled.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
invagination
an inpushing of a layer of cells, as in GASTRULATION or in the formation of the PROCTODAEUM.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
in·vag·i·na·tion
(in-vaj'i-nā'shŭn)Ensheathing, enfolding, or insertion of a structure within itself or another.
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