Synonyms

evaginate

American

[ih-vaj-uh-neyt] / ɪˈvædʒ əˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

evaginated, evaginating

to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ.

evaginate British

/ ɪˈvædʒɪˌneɪt /

verb

(tr) med to turn (an organ or part) inside out; turn the outer surface of (an organ or part) back on itself

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Etymology

Origin of evaginate

1650–60; < Late Latin ēvāgīnātus (past participle of ēvāgīnāre ) unsheathed, equivalent to ē- e- ¹ + vāgīn ( a ) scabbard, sheath ( see vagina) + -ātus -ate ¹

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