Intussusception

/ˈɪntəsəˌsɛpʃən/

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Definitions of intussusception

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

synonyms: infolding, introversion, invagination

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type of:
biological process, organic process
a process occurring in living organisms
noun
(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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type of:
development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

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