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evaginate, v.|ɪˈvædʒɪneɪt|
[f. L. ēvagīnāt- ppl. stem of ēvagīnā-re to unsheath, f. ē out + vagīna sheath.]
trans. †a. To unsheath. Obs.—0 †b. To take grain out of the husk. Obs. c. Phys. To turn (a tubular organ) inside out; to protrude by eversion of a tubular sheath. Hence eˈvaginated ppl. a.
1656–81Blount Glossogr., Evaginate, to draw out of a sheath or scabberd. 1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 281 The greater lead, and the lesser evaginate the corne. 1877Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. iv. 210 The caecum is next evaginated or turned inside out, and the embryo has the form of a phial, of which the evaginated caecum is the neck. |