intussusception

Definition of Intussusception in English :

the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

Example Sentences:
'the invagination of the blastula'

2. intussusception

(biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Intussusception

noun

1. pathology

invagination of a tubular organ or part, esp the telescoping of one section of the intestinal tract into a lower section, causing obstruction

2. biology

growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposition of new material between the existing components of the cell wall

Compare apposition (sense 3)

noun

1.

an intussuscepting or being intussuscepted

2.

the process of taking in food or other foreign matter and interposing the tiny particles among those already present in the cell walls

n.

1. Medicine Invagination, especially an infolding of one part of the intestine into another.

2. Biology Assimilation of new substances into the existing components of living tissue.