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evaginate

(ĭ-văj′ə-nāt′)
tr.v. evagi·nated, evagi·nating, evagi·nates
To cause (a body part) to turn inside out by eversion of an inner surface.
e·vag′i·na′tion n.
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evagination

(e-vaj-i-na'shun)
1. Emergence from a sheath.
2. Protrusion of an organ or part. See: invagination
evaginate (-nat), adjective
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evaginate

to push out (e.g. a tubular organ), turn inside out or unsheath.
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(3) The anterior and middle ethmoid cells begin as evaginations from the nasal cavity into the middle meatus at about the third month of fetal development.
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