evaginate

evaginate
evaginate "to turn (a tube) inside out," 1650s, from L. evaginatus, pp. of evaginare "to unsheathe," from ex- (see EX- (Cf. ex-)) + vagina (see VAGINA (Cf. vagina)). Related: Evaginated; evaginating.

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  • Evaginate — E*vag i*nate, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaginated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evaginating}.] To become evaginate; to cause to be evaginate. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Evaginate — E*vag i*nate, a. [L. evaginatus, p. p., unsheathed. See {Evagination}.] Protruded, or grown out, as an evagination[2]; turned inside out; unsheathed; evaginated; as, an evaginate membrane. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • evaginate — [ē vaj′ə nāt΄, ivaj′ə nāt΄] vt. evaginated, evaginating [< L evaginatus, pp. of evaginare, to unsheathe < e , from + vagina, a sheath] 1. to turn inside out 2. to cause to protrude by turning inside out evagination n …   English World dictionary

  • evaginate — evaginable /i vaj euh neuh beuhl/, adj. evagination, n. /i vaj euh nayt /, v.t., evaginated, evaginating. to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ. [1650 60; < LL evaginatus (ptp. of evaginare) unsheathed, equiv.… …   Universalium

  • evaginate — verb a) To evert a body organ inside surface to outside. b) To cause a body organ or part to become inside out …   Wiktionary

  • evaginate — v. remove from a sheath; turn inside out …   English contemporary dictionary

  • evaginate — [ɪ vadʒɪneɪt] verb Biology & Physiology turn (a tubular or pouch shaped organ or structure) inside out. Derivatives evagination noun Origin C17: from L. evaginat , evaginare unsheath …   English new terms dictionary

  • evaginate — evag·i·nate …   English syllables

  • evaginate — e•vag•i•nate [[t]ɪˈvædʒ əˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing anat. to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ • Etymology: 1650–60; < LL ēvāgīnātus, ptp. of ēvāgīnāre to unsheath = L ē e + vāgīnāre, der. of vāgīna… …   From formal English to slang

  • evaginate — /əˈvædʒəneɪt/ (say uh vajuhnayt), /i / (say ee ) verb (t) (evaginated, evaginating) to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ. {Late Latin ēvāgīnātus, past participle, unsheathed} –evagination /əvædʒəˈneɪʃən/ (say… …  

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