Defenition of the word intussusception

• Defenition of the word intussusception

  • the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
  • (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
  • the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula"

Synonyms for the word intussusception

• • infolding
  • invagination

Hypernyms for the word intussusception

• • biological process
  • change of shape
  • development
  • growing
  • growth
  • maturation
  • ontogenesis
  • ontogeny
  • organic process

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