What is the meaning of intussusception?

noun

  • The folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface.
    • usage: "the invagination of the blastula"
  • Biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall. (.
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