evaginate









evaginate


evaginate [ih-vaj-uh-neyt] Word Origin verb (used with object), e·vag·i·nat·ed, e·vag·i·nat·ing.

  1. to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ.

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 -ate1 Related formse·vag·i·na·ble [ih-vaj-uh-nuh-buh l] /ɪˈvædʒ ə nə bəl/, adjectivee·vag·i·na·tion, noun British Dictionary definitions for evaginable evaginate verb

  1. (tr) med to turn (an organ or part) inside out; turn the outer surface of (an organ or part) back on itself

Derived Formsevagination, nounWord Origin for evaginate C17: from Late Latin ēvāgīnāre to unsheathe, from vāgīna sheath Word Origin and History for evaginable evaginate v.

“to turn (a tube) inside out,” 1650s, from Latin evaginatus, past participle of evaginare “to unsheathe,” from ex- (see ex-) + vagina (see vagina). Related: Evaginated; evaginating.

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