evagination

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noun

The act of evaginating.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounevagination (plural evaginations)

plural evaginations

  1. The act of evaginating.
  2. An outgrowth or protruded part.

Origin

  1. Latinēvāginātiō
  2. Englishevagination

Borrowed from Latin ēvāginātiō. By surface analysis, evaginat(e) + -ion.

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APA

evagination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evagination

MLA

“evagination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evagination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evagination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evagination.

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