INVAGINATIONS

Noun

invaginations

plural of invagination

Source: Wiktionary


INVAGINATION

In*vag`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. pref. in- + vagina sheath.]

1. (Biol.)

Definition: The condition of an invaginated organ or part.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated.

Note: In embolic invagination, one half of the blastosphere is pushed in towards the other half, producing an embryonic form known as a gastrula.

– In epibolic invagination, a phenomenon in the development of some invertebrate ova, the epiblast appears to grow over or around the hypoblast.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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