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evaginate

Pronunciation: /ɪˈvadʒɪneɪt/

Definition of evaginate

verb

Biology & Physiology
  • (with reference to a tubular or pouch-shaped organ or structure) turn or be turned inside out: [no object]:the sacs evaginate and come to lie externally

Derivatives

evagination

Pronunciation: /-ˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin evaginat- 'unsheathed', from the verb evaginare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + vagina 'sheath'

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