English noun: invagination | |||
1. | invagination (state) the condition of being folded inward or sheathed | ||
Synonyms | introversion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condition | ||
2. | invagination (process) the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface | ||
Samples | The invagination of the blastula. | ||
Synonyms | infolding, introversion, intussusception | ||
Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process | ||