The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Invagination \In*vag`i*na"tion\, n. [L. pref. in- + vagina
sheath.]
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1. (Biol.) The condition of an invaginated organ or part.
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2. The inward movement of the wall of a tissue or cell, to
form a cavity; also, the cavity thus formed.
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3. Specifically: (Biol., Embryology) The inward movement of
one part of the wall of a blastula, to form a gastrula;
the process of gastrulation, in which layers of the ovum
are differentiated.
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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.
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