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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word invaginates:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. invaginates: Merriam-Webster
  2. invaginates: Collins English Dictionary
  3. invaginates: Wiktionary
  4. invaginates: Dictionary.com
  5. invaginates: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. invaginates: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. invaginates: Medical dictionary

(Note: See invaginate as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (invaginate)

adjective:  (biology) sheathed
adjective:  (biology) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.
verb:  (medicine, surgery) To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure.
verb:  (medicine) To turn or fold inwardly.
verb:  (medicine) To fold inward to create a hollow space where none had existed, as with a gastrula forming from a blastula.
▸ Also see invaginate


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