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 deltoid ligament supports the ankle joint and also resists excessive eversion of the foot.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Multiaxial plane joints provide for only small motions, but these can add together over several adjacent joints to produce body movement, such as inversion and eversion of the foot.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The ankle joint is supported on the medial side by the deltoid ligament, which prevents side- to-side motions of the talus at the talocrural joint and resists excessive eversion of the foot.
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Inversion is the turning of the foot to angle the bottom of the foot toward the midline, while eversion turns the bottom of the foot away from the midline.
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Ectropion, -um, ek-trōp′i-on, -um, n. eversion of the margin of the eyelid, so that the red inner surface is exposed.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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