intussusception
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
the invagination of the blastula
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
Related & opposite
- introvert derivation
- intussuscept derivation
Sense 2 noun
(biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
Types & categories
- growth hypernym
Related & opposite
- biology domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | introvert |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | intussuscept |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | growth |