evaginate

[ ih-vaj-uh-neyt ]
/ ɪˈvædʒ əˌneɪt /

verb (used with object), e·vag·i·nat·ed, e·vag·i·nat·ing.

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

Origin of evaginate

1650–60; < Late Latin ēvāgīnātus (past participle of ēvāgīnāre) unsheathed, equivalent to ē- e-1 + vāgīn(a) scabbard, sheath (see vagina) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM evaginate

e·vag·i·na·ble [ih-vaj-uh-nuh-buh l] /ɪˈvædʒ ə nə bəl/, adjective e·vag·i·na·tion, noun

Words nearby evaginate

evacuation, evacuator, evacuee, evade, evadne, evaginate, evagination, evaluate, evaluation, evaluative, evan

British Dictionary definitions for evagination

evaginate
/ (ɪˈvædʒɪˌneɪt) /

verb

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

Derived forms of evaginate

evagination, noun

Word Origin for evaginate

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

Medical definitions for evagination

evagination
[ ĭ-văj′ə-nā′shən ]

n.

The protrusion of some part or organ from its normal position.

Other words from evagination

e•vag′i•nate′ v.