different between invaginate vs invagination

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin inv?g?n?tus, past participle of Medieval Latin inv?g?n?re, from in- + v?g?na (“sheath”).

Adjective

invaginate (not comparable)

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

Verb

invaginate (third-person singular simple present invaginates, present participle invaginating, simple past and past participle invaginated)

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

Italian

Verb

invaginate

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

English

Etymology

From invaginate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

invagination (countable and uncountable, plural invaginations)

1. (medicine) The process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure.
2. One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated.