Meanings
nouninvagination (countable and uncountable, plural invaginations)
plural invaginations
- countableuncountablemedicineThe process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure.
- countableuncountableOne of the methods by which the various germ layers of the ovum are differentiated.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
Broader
organic processbiological process
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan invaginació
- invaginacióthe process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure
French invagination
- invaginationthe process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure
Hungarian invagináció, betüremkedés
- invaginációthe process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure
- betüremkedésthe process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure
- betüremlésthe process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure
Spanish invaginación
- invaginaciónthe process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure
Swedish invagination
- invaginationthe process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with invagination
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APA
invagination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invagination
MLA
“invagination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invagination. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “invagination,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invagination.
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