eversion
- noun
- /ɪˈvɜrʒən/
- Specialized
- Surgeons use eversion of the skin edges to ensure proper healing during suturing.
- eversion of the stomach
Examples
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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.
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Many discarded fish will not survive due to swim bladder expansion and resultant eversion of the stomach.
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Finally, the specimens were examined for eversion at the anastomosis site using light and scanning electron microscopy.
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The anterior plane dissection facilitates eversion of the skin edges to improve scar quality.
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External rotation of the ankle, or ankle eversion with pain at the medial ankle, is often indicative of an isolated sprain.
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Regurgitation and stomach eversion adversely affect research results in dietary studies (Bowman, 1986).
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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.
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The doctor explained that eversion of the eyelid can help with certain eye conditions.
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During the physical therapy session, the patient practiced eversion of the foot to strengthen the ankle.
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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.