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English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin invāgīnātus, past participle of Medieval Latin invāgīnāre, from in- + vāgīna (“sheath”).
Adjective
invaginate (not comparable)
- (biology) sheathed
- (biology) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.
Verb
invaginate (third-person singular simple present invaginates, present participle invaginating, simple past and past participle invaginated)
- (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.
Derived terms
Translations
to fold up into a pouch-like structure
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.va.d͡ʒiˈna.te/
- Rhymes: -ate
- Hyphenation: in‧va‧gi‧nà‧te
Etymology 1
Verb
invaginate
- inflection of invaginare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
invaginate f pl
- feminine plural of invaginato
Spanish
Verb
invaginate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of invaginar combined with te