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evaginate

 
Dictionary: e·vag·i·nate   (ĭ-văj'ə-nāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.
To cause (a body part) to turn inside out by eversion of an inner surface.

[Latin ēvāgīnāre, ēvāgīnāt-, to unsheath : ē-, ex-, ex- + vāgīna, sheath.]

evagination e·vag'i·na'tion n.

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(ĭ-văj'ə-nā'shən)
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The protrusion of some part or organ from its normal position.

e·vag'i·nate' v.
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An outpouching of a layer or part.

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to turn inside out
 
 
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