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in•vag•i•na•tion



Pronunciation: (in-vaj"u-nā'shun), [key]
—n.
1. the act or process of invaginating.
2. Embryol.the inward movement of a portion of the wall of a blastula in the formation of a gastrula.
3. Pathol.intussusception (def. 3).
4. a form or shape resulting from an infolded tissue.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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