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View synonyms for evaginate
evaginate
[ ih-vaj-uh-neyt ]
verb (used with object)
, e·vag·i·nat·ed, e·vag·i·nat·ing.
- to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ.
evaginate
/ 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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Derived Forms
- eˌvagiˈnation, noun
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Other Words From
- e·vag·i·na·ble [ih-, vaj, -, uh, -n, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- e·vagi·nation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of evaginate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of evaginate1
C17: from Late Latin ēvāgīnāre to unsheathe, from vāgīna sheath
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Example Sentences
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.
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Evaginate: extruded by eversion; turned inside out when extruded.
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