Evagination

/ɪˌvædʒɪˈneɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process or result of turning something outward or extending it from its normal position, commonly used in biology and medicine.

Etymology

From evaginate plus the noun suffix -ion. The term describes a biological process of eversion or protrusion used in development, feeding, or anatomy.

Kelly Says

During embryonic development, evagination is how your eyes formed—tissue literally pouched outward from your brain to create the eye structures, a process that happens in the first few weeks of pregnancy.

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