adjective
- relating to or characterized by intussusception; involving the insertion or growth of new material within an existing structure
Usage: technical; biology; medicine
Examples
- The intussusceptive growth of plant cells allows them to expand without shedding their outer layer.
- Intussusceptive angiogenesis is a process by which new blood vessels form through internal reorganization.
- The intussusceptive mechanism in tissue development involves the insertion of new material between existing fibers.
- Researchers studied intussusceptive bone formation to understand how skeletal structures strengthen over time.