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intussusception

in·tus·sus·ception

UK/ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

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

  • “the invagination of the blastula”
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2.

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

Origin

Borrowed from French intussusception, or directly from Latin intussusceptiō, from intus (“within”) + susceptiō (“susception”).

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