1. folded or turned inward; having undergone invagination
Usage: biology, anatomy

1. past tense and past participle of invaginate; to fold or turn inward
Usage: biology, anatomy

Examples

• During embryonic development, the invaginated tissue forms the neural tube.
• The invaginated layer of cells gradually differentiated into specialized structures.
• The organism invaginated its outer membrane in response to environmental stress.
• Scientists observed how the tissue invaginated during the early stages of gastrulation.
• The invaginated portion of the organism showed distinct cellular organization.
• As the cells invaginated, they created a new internal cavity.