Definition of invaginate in English:
invaginate
verb ɪnˈvadʒɪneɪtɪnˈvædʒəˌneɪt
be invaginatedAnatomy Biology Be turned inside out or folded back on itself to form a cavity or pouch.
Example sentencesExamples
- In some areas, the lining cells invaginated into the underlying fibrous tissue and appeared as glandlike structures.
- Walls bend sharply from rounded part of hemisphere to flattened part, and then slope inward toward apparently invaginated aperture.
- Flat or invaginated basalia are rare in genera in either family.
- In the present study, transversely fractured and thin-sectioned images indicate that the pigment granule membrane is invaginated.
- The base of the cuticular layer had a finely invaginated appearance.
Origin
Mid 17th century: back-formation from invagination.
Definition of invaginate in US English:
invaginate
verbinˈvajəˌnātɪnˈvædʒəˌneɪt
be invaginatedAnatomy Biology Be turned inside out or folded back on itself to form a cavity or pouch.
Example sentencesExamples
- Walls bend sharply from rounded part of hemisphere to flattened part, and then slope inward toward apparently invaginated aperture.
- The base of the cuticular layer had a finely invaginated appearance.
- In the present study, transversely fractured and thin-sectioned images indicate that the pigment granule membrane is invaginated.
- Flat or invaginated basalia are rare in genera in either family.
- In some areas, the lining cells invaginated into the underlying fibrous tissue and appeared as glandlike structures.
Origin
Mid 17th century: back-formation from invagination.