- Invaginated
- Invaginate In*vag"i*nate, Invaginated In*vag"i*na`ted, a. (Biol.) (a) Sheathed. (b) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion. [1913 Webster]
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Invaginated
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invaginated — adj. folded inward (of the intestines)v. draw within itself, fold within itself (of the intestines) … English contemporary dictionary
invaginated — … Useful english dictionary
paired receptacles — Invaginated into the cephalothoracic cavity, opening through well protected slits usually on anterior border of sternite XIV, or on anterior part of XIII. See: seminal receptacles [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997] … Crustacea glossary
cysticercus — The larval form of certain Taenia species, typically found in muscles of mammalian intermediate hosts that serve as a prey of various predators; it consists of a fluid filled bladder in which the invaginated cestode scolex develops. SEE ALSO:… … Medical dictionary
invagination — 1. The ensheathing, enfolding, or insertion of a structure within itself or another. 2. The state of being invaginated. SEE ALSO: introversion, intussusception. basilar i. SYN: platybasia. * * * in·vag·i·na·tion .vaj ə nā shən n … Medical dictionary
invaginate — verb (invaginated, invaginating) –verb (t) /ɪnˈvædʒəneɪt/ (say in vajuhnayt) 1. to insert or receive as into a sheath; sheathe. 2. to fold or draw (a tubular organ, etc.) back within itself; introvert; intussuscept. –verb (i) /ɪnˈvædʒəneɪt/ (say… …
Mesentery — Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the lower part of the abdomen. The mesentery is marked with red … Wikipedia
invaginate — v. /in vaj euh nayt /; adj. /in vaj euh nit, nayt /, v., invaginated, invaginating, adj. v.t. 1. to insert or receive, as into a sheath; sheathe. 2. to fold or draw (a tubular organ) back within itself; intussuscept. v.i. 3. to become… … Universalium
Cysticercus — Originally described as a genus of bladderworms, now known to be the encysted larvae of various taenioid tapeworms; the generic name is, however, retained as a convenience in referring to the larval encysted forms. See c.. SYN: bladderworm. [G.… … Medical dictionary
invaginate — [in vaj′ə nāt΄] vt. invaginated, invaginating [< ML invaginatus, pp. of invaginare < L in , in + vagina, a sheath] 1. to place or receive into a sheath 2. INTUSSUSCEPT vi. 1. to become invaginated 2. to grow inward to fo … English World dictionary
