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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Other Word Forms

evaginable adjective
evagination noun

Etymology

Origin of evaginate

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

Example Sentences

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Evaginate, ē-vaj′i-nāt, v.t. to draw from a sheath.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

The original anterior vesicle from which the hemispheres evaginate is composed, as already shown, of an anterior part or telencephalon and a posterior or thalamencephalon; the whole forming the third ventricle in the adult.

From Project Gutenberg

Evaginate: extruded by eversion; turned inside out when extruded.

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