evagination
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noun \i-ˌva-jə-ˈnā-shən\Definition of EVAGINATION
1
: an act or instance of everting
2
: a product of eversion : outgrowth
Origin of EVAGINATION
Late Latin evagination-, evaginatio, act of unsheathing, from Latin evaginare to unsheathe, from e- + vagina sheath
First Known Use: circa 1676
evag·i·na·tion
noun \i-ˌvaj-ə-ˈnā-shən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of EVAGINATION
1
: a process of turning outward or inside out <evagination of a plasma membrane>
2
: a part or structure that is produced by evagination—called also outpocketing, outpouching
—evag·i·nate \i-ˈvaj-ə-ˌnāt\ transitive verb, evag·i·nat·ed evag·i·nat·ing
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