intussusception

/ˈɪntəsəˌsɛpʃən/

Definitions of intussusception

1. noun

   the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
   synonyms: infolding, introversion, invagination

   type of:

   biological process, organic process

   a process occurring in living organisms
2. noun

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