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eversion

eversion

1 9.9
To turn a body part such as a foot or eyelid outward
  • noun
  • /ɪˈvɜrʒən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : eversión
  • Surgeons use eversion of the skin edges to ensure proper healing during suturing.
  • eversion of the stomach

Examples

  • In dietary studies, fish could be removed from the hook and bagged at depth prior to regurgitation and stomach eversion, thus ensuring the integrity of the food sample.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Many discarded fish will not survive due to swim bladder expansion and resultant eversion of the stomach.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Finally, the specimens were examined for eversion at the anastomosis site using light and scanning electron microscopy.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The anterior plane dissection facilitates eversion of the skin edges to improve scar quality.

    Academic text (2012)
  • External rotation of the ankle, or ankle eversion with pain at the medial ankle, is often indicative of an isolated sprain.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Regurgitation and stomach eversion adversely affect research results in dietary studies (Bowman, 1986).

    Academic text (1992)
  • While a reduction in lumen size may appear to be problematic, the HM technique provides superior architecture at the anastomosis site, with circumferential eversion of the vessel wall and intima-on-intima apposition.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The doctor explained that eversion of the eyelid can help with certain eye conditions.

  • During the physical therapy session, the patient practiced eversion of the foot to strengthen the ankle.

Synonyms

inversion
vseversion
3 6.3

An act of turning something upside down or inside out

focuses on outward or inside out movement rather than general reversal
everting
vseversion
9.9

To turn something inside out

also includes turning outward as well as turning inside out

Antonyms

3 6.3

An act of turning something upside down or inside out

Surface Forms

eversion singular
eversions plural

Morphology

eversion = evert (transparent) = evert + ion

Formed by the verb 'evert' plus the productive nominalizing suffix '-ion', so the noun denotes the act or process of everting.

Etymology

Eversion comes from the parts e- meaning 'out' and vert meaning 'to turn', the same root you see in invert ('turn in'). So eversion literally means 'turning out', which is why doctors use it for a foot or eyelid that has turned outward.