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English
Etymology
From invaginate + -ion.
Pronunciation
Noun
invagination (countable and uncountable, plural invaginations)
- (medicine) The process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure.
- One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated.
Derived terms
Translations
the process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure
French
Pronunciation
Noun
invagination f (plural invaginations)
- invagination
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