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.