evaginate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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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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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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
When the spermatophore is expelled into the water the connective is extended and evaginated, and the sac containing the sperms bursts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
Determination of sex in the embryos is possible by late June, because the hemipenes of males are evaginated until the time of birth.
From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Burkett, Ray D.
The anterior part is broadly pyriform, somewhat plastic and hyaline, with an oral extremity which is sometimes hollow, sometimes evaginated and convex.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)
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