1. to fold or turn inward to form a pouch or cavity; to undergo or cause invagination
Usage: biology, medicine; third person singular present tense of invaginate

Examples

• During embryonic development, the ectoderm invaginates to form the neural tube.
• The tissue invaginates at specific points to create the digestive structures.
• When the membrane invaginates, it creates a depression that deepens over time.
• The cell layer invaginates inward during gastrulation.
• This region of the organism invaginates to establish the primitive gut.