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invagination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
in-vagi-na-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

One of the methods by which the various germ layers of the ovum are differentiated.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English invaginate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English invagination From invaginate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

invaginations (plural)

Derived Forms

disinvagination

Synonyms

introversion intussusception infolding

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does invagination mean?
The process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure.
Where does invagination come from?
Etymology tree English invaginate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English invagination From invaginate + -ion.

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