eversion
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of eversion
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin ēversiōn- (stem of ēversiō ), equivalent to ēvers ( us ) ( eversible ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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The interior and coastal Fijians show this trait a little more often than the others, whereas the eastern people have least lip eversion.
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D, E, A similar simple introvert in course of eversion by the forward movement, not of its sides, but of its apex, as in the proboscidean Rhabdocoels = acrecbolic.
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The lids are swollen and inflamed, and indeed this may be so marked as to cause involuntary eversion, exposing the reddened conjunctiva to view.
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Accident or disease occasionally causes permanent eversion, or protrusion, of mucous membrane.
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In eversion the lateral edge of the foot is drawn up, the sole looking away from the middle line—analogous to pronation of the hand.
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