Evagination

Pronunciation
/i-vah-jin-AY-shun/
Category
Anatomy
Singular
Evagination
Plural
Evaginations

Definition

The process by which an organ or structure emerges from its original cavity or covering by turning inside out or protruding outward.

Etymology

Example

In some insects, the larval cuticle undergoes evagination to form the pupal cuticle.

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