intussusception

• Существительное, обозначающее впячивание одной части кишечника в другую, или в биологии — рост клеточной стенки путём вставки новых частиц между существующими.

A noun referring to the folding of one part of the intestine into another, or in biology, the growth of a cell wall by the insertion of new particles between existing ones.

1. Folding inwardC1formalmedical

   The process by which a layer of material folds inward, creating a pocket or cavity in the surface.

   Инвагинация

   • Intussusception of the intestinal wall can lead to a medical emergency.
   • The embryologist observed intussusception during early tissue development.
   • In geology, intussusception sometimes describes rock layer folding.
   • The surgeon corrected the intussusception by gently manipulating the tissue.

   Синонимыinfoldinginvagination

2. Biological growth mechanismC1formalscientific

   A process of cell wall expansion where new particles are inserted between existing particles, increasing surface area.

   Инвагинация

   • Intussusception allows plant cell walls to enlarge without thinning.
   • In microbiology, intussusception is an alternative to appositional growth.
   • Researchers studied intussusception in algal cell walls under the microscope.
   • The concept of intussusception helps explain rapid tissue expansion in some organisms.