different between invaginate vs evaginate

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin inv?g?n?tus, past participle of Medieval Latin inv?g?n?re, from in- + v?g?na (“sheath”).

Adjective

invaginate (not comparable)

1. (biology) sheathed
2. (biology) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.

Verb

invaginate (third-person singular simple present invaginates, present participle invaginating, simple past and past participle invaginated)

1. (medicine, surgery) To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure.
2. (medicine) To turn or fold inwardly.
3. (medicine) To fold inward to create a hollow space where none had existed, as with a gastrula forming from a blastula.

Derived terms

• invagination

Translations

Italian

Verb

invaginate

1. second-person plural present indicative of invaginarsi
2. second-person plural imperative of invaginarsi
3. feminine plural of invaginato

English

Etymology

Latin evaginare (“to unsheath”), from ex (“from”) and vagina (“sheath”).

Verb

evaginate (third-person singular simple present evaginates, present participle evaginating, simple past and past participle evaginated)

1. (intransitive) To evert a bodily organ inside surface to outside.
2. (transitive) To cause (a bodily organ or part) to turn inside out.

Adjective

evaginate (not comparable)

1. Protruded, or grown out, as an evagination; turned inside out; unsheathed; evaginated.

   an evaginate membrane

Anagrams

• A negative, enavigate

Latin

Verb

?v?g?n?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?v?g?n?