evaginate
[ ih-vaj-uh-neyt ]
verb (used with object),e·vag·i·nat·ed, e·vag·i·nat·ing.
to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ.
Origin of evaginate
1Other words from evaginate
- e·vag·i·na·ble [ih-vaj-uh-nuh-buhl], /ɪˈvædʒ ə nə bəl/, adjective
- e·vag·i·na·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for evaginate
evaginate
/ (ɪˈvædʒɪˌneɪt) /
verb
(tr) med to turn (an organ or part) inside out; turn the outer surface of (an organ or part) back on itself
Origin of evaginate
1C17: from Late Latin ēvāgīnāre to unsheathe, from vāgīna sheath
Derived forms of evaginate
- evagination, noun
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