evaginate

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

e*vag"i*nate

[edit] Etymology

Latin evaginare, to unsheath; ex-,from +vagina, sheath

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to evaginate

Third person singular
evaginates

Simple past
evaginated

Past participle
evaginated

Present participle
evaginating

to evaginate (third-person singular simple present evaginates, present participle evaginating, simple past and past participle evaginated)

  1. (intransitive) To evert a body organ inside surface to outside.
  2. (transitive) To cause a body organ or part to become inside-out.

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