evaginate

(ē vaj′ə nāt′, i-)

Origin: < L evaginatus, pp. of evaginare, to unsheathe < e-, from + vagina, a sheath

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See evaginate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb 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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Origin: Latin ēvāgīnāre, ēvāgīnāt-, to unsheath

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + vāgīna, sheath

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