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evagination|ɪˌvædʒɪˈneɪʃən| [ad. L. ēvagīnātiōn-em, n. of action f. ēvagīnā-re: see prec.] a. The action or process of evaginating. b. concr. A result of this process.
1663–76Bullokar, Evagination, an unsheathing, a drawing out of the sheath. 1721–1800Bailey, Evagination, an unsheathing, or drawing out of a Sheath or Scabbard. 1877Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. iii. 125 Very slight pressure causes the thread to be swiftly protruded, apparently by a process of evagination. 1889Athenæum 30 Nov. 748/2 Evaginations of the walls of the oral groove. |