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invaginate
[ verb in-vaj-uh-neyt; adjective in-vaj-uh-nit, -neyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to insert or receive, as into a sheath; sheathe.
- to fold or draw (a tubular organ) back within itself; intussuscept.
verb (used without object)
- to become invaginated; undergo invagination.
- to form a pocket by turning in.
adjective
- folded or turned back upon itself.
invaginate
verb
- pathol to push one section of (a tubular organ or part) back into itself so that it becomes ensheathed; intussuscept
- intr (of the outer layer of an organism or part) to undergo invagination
adjective
- (of an organ or part) folded back upon itself
Derived Forms
- ¾±²Ôˈ±¹²¹²µ¾±²Ô²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ôi²Ô·±¹²¹²µî€ƒi·²Ô²¹³Ùe»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of invaginate1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of invaginate1
Example Sentences
The oligomers cause the nuclei to fold in on themselves, or "invaginate," disrupting the genetic material contained within.
The embryo of a moth, a dragon-fly or a bug is invaginated into the yolk at the head end, the portion of the blastoderm necessarily pushed in with it forming the amnion.
Certain cells do not become invaginated into the segmentation cavity because they possess groups of determinants that impel them to the assumption of inner layer characters.
The dead outer layer or ectocyst lines part of the portion thus invaginated and forms the walls of a cavity within the orifice.
The function of this pouch is to form the spermatophore, which is an elastic tube formed of structureless secretion and invaginated into itself.
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