| NOUN | process | intussusception, invagination, introversion, infolding | the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface |
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| process | intussusception | (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall |
| Meaning | The folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface. | |
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| Synonyms | invagination, introversion, infolding | |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Spanish | invaginación | |
| Verbs | intussuscept | introvert or invaginate |
| Meaning | (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall. | |
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| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
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