evaginate

e·vag·i·nate

 (ĭ-văj′ə-nāt′)

tr.v. e·vag·i·nat·ed, e·vag·i·nat·ing, e·vag·i·nates

To cause (a body part) to turn inside out by eversion of an inner surface.

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

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e·vag′i·na′tion n.

evaginate

(ɪˈvædʒɪˌneɪt)

vb

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

[C17: from Late Latin ēvāgīnāre to unsheathe, from vāgīna sheath]

eˌvagiˈnation n

e•vag•i•nate

(ɪˈvædʒ əˌneɪt)

v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing.

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

[1650–60; < Late Latin ēvāgīnātus, past participle of ēvāgīnāre to unsheath = Latin ē- e- + -vāgīnāre, derivative of vāgīna sheath (see vagina)]

e•vag`i•na′tion, n.

evaginate

Past participle: evaginated
Gerund: evaginating

Imperative

evaginate

evaginate