Noun: invagination in,va-ju'ney-shun
- The condition of being folded inward or sheathed
"The doctor diagnosed intestinal invagination in the infant";
- introversion
- The folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
"the invagination of the blastula";
- introversion, intussusception, infolding
Derived forms: invaginations
Type of: biological process, condition, organic process
Encyclopedia: Invagination