Definition of infolding in English:
infolding
nounˈɪnfəʊldɪŋˈɪnˌfoʊldɪŋ
technical A turning or folding inwards; an inward fold.
Example sentencesExamples
- The mouth and pharynx are derived by a secondary infolding of superficial ectoderm called the stomodeum.
- For example, most metazoans go through a developmental stage called a gastrula - a ball of cells with an infolding that later forms the gut.
- The head region of the embryo is demarcated anterior to the node by the head fold, an infolding of the blastoderm composed of both ectoderm and endoderm.
- The ductal structures showed an irregular outline with infoldings of the glands.
- In the octopus eye it is formed by an infolding of the surface cells on the head, which become thickened to form eye components.
Definition of infolding in US English:
infolding
nounˈinˌfōldiNGˈɪnˌfoʊldɪŋ
technical A turning or folding inwards; an inward fold.
Example sentencesExamples
- The head region of the embryo is demarcated anterior to the node by the head fold, an infolding of the blastoderm composed of both ectoderm and endoderm.
- The mouth and pharynx are derived by a secondary infolding of superficial ectoderm called the stomodeum.
- For example, most metazoans go through a developmental stage called a gastrula - a ball of cells with an infolding that later forms the gut.
- The ductal structures showed an irregular outline with infoldings of the glands.
- In the octopus eye it is formed by an infolding of the surface cells on the head, which become thickened to form eye components.