invaginate

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Synonyms: invalidate, invigilate, vaginate, evaginate, invaginator, imaginate, invaginated, inracinate, invaginates, invaginable

Antonyms: invalidate, invigilate, vaginate, evaginate, invaginator, imaginate, invaginated, inracinate, invaginates, invaginable

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|biology}} [[sheath]]ed
2. {{lb|en|biology}} Having one portion of a [[hollow]] [[organ]] drawn back within another portion.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|medicine|surgery}} To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure.
2. {{lb|en|medicine}} To turn or fold inwardly.
3. {{lb|en|medicine}} To fold inward to create a hollow space where none had existed, as with a [[gastrula]] forming from a [[blastula]].

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