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“Invaginate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invaginate. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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invaginate
verb
in·vag·i·nate
in-ˈvaj-ə-ˌnāt 
invaginated; invaginating
1
: to cover or enclose (as within the body)
2
: to fold in so that an outer becomes an inner surface
invaginate the sac into the lumen—
E. A. Graham
E. A. Graham
: to undergo invagination
a condition in which a portion of the intestine invaginates into the adjacent segment—The New England Journal of Medicine
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