evaginate

[ ih-vaj-uh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

, e·vag·i·nat·ed, e·vag·i·nat·ing.

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

evaginate

/ ɪˈvædʒɪˌneɪt /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• eˌvagiˈnation, noun

Other Words From

• e·vag·i·na·ble [ih-, vaj, -, uh, -n, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
• e·vagi·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of evaginate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of evaginate¹

C17: from Late Latin ēvāgīnāre to unsheathe, from vāgīna sheath

Related Words

• overturn
• shift