invaginate

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin invāgīnātus, past participle of Medieval Latin invāgīnāre, from in- + vāgīna (“sheat”).

Adjective

invaginate (not comparable)

1. (biology) sheathed
2. (biology) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.

Verb

1. (medicine, surgery) To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure.
2. (medicine) To turn or fold inwardly.
3. (medicine) To fold inward to create a hollow space where none had existed, as with a gastrula forming from a blastula.

Derived terms

• invagination

Translations

to fold up into a pouch-like structure

• Catalan: invaginar (ca)
• French: invaginer (fr)
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• Spanish: invaginar (es)

to turn or fold inwardly

• Spanish: invaginarse
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Italian

Verb

invaginate

1. second-person plural present indicative of invaginarsi
2. second-person plural imperative of invaginarsi
3. feminine plural of invaginato