Infolding (Noun)
Meaning
The folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The process of infolding in embryonic development helps to create complex body structures from simple layers of cells.
- The biologist studied the stages of cellular infolding that occur during gastrulation in certain organisms.
- Infolding is a crucial step in the formation of internal organs and cavities in many multicellular animals.
- During fetal development, the brain undergoes a process of repeated infolding to increase its surface area.
- In some mollusks, the process of infolding during embryogenesis contributes to the formation of their characteristic shell shapes.