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eversion

 
Dictionary: e·ver·sion
(ĭ-vûr'zhən, -shən) pronunciation
n.
    1. The act of turning inside out.
    2. The condition of being turned inside out.
  1. The condition of being turned outward.

[Middle English eversioun, from Old French eversion, from Latin ēversiō, ēversiōn-, from ēversus, past participle of ēvertere, to overturn. See evert.]

eversible e·ver'si·ble (-sə-bəl) adj.

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plantar eversion

Outward rotation (a sideways movement) of the foot so that the sole faces laterally. Compare inversion of foot.

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A turning inside out; a turning outward, e.g. of the uterus, the third eyelid. See under each anatomical location.

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