Eversion

Eversion

Eversion or to Evert is a process of turning inside-out. It may refer to:
* Eversion (kinesiology), the anatomical term of motion denoting the movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane
* Eversion (mathematics), the process of turning a shape inside out without causing creases; in particular, sphere eversion.
* In sea cucumbers, a form of autotomy in which the animal ejects its internal organs as a defensive strategy, effectively turning itself inside out.


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  • éversion — [ evɛrsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1897; lat. eversio, de evertere « retourner » ♦ Didact. Action de tourner vers l extérieur. ♢ Méd. Éversion d une paupière (pour examiner la conjonctive). Pathol. Saillie anormale d une muqueuse au niveau d un orifice naturel …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • eversión — m. anat. Versión hacia fuera de la mucosa de un orificio natural, especialmente el de la mucosa nasal. Medical Dictionary. 2011. eversión …   Diccionario médico

  • Eversion — E*ver sion, n. [L. eversio: cf. F. [ e]version.] 1. The act of eversing; destruction. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being turned back or outward; as, eversion of eyelids; ectropium. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eversion —   [zu lateinisch evertere »verdrehen«] die, / en, Medizin: Auswärtsdrehung des Fußes oder der Hand. Eversionsbruch, der durch Eversion verursachte Knöchelbruch.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Eversion — (lat.), Umsturz; eversiv, umstürzend, auf Umsturz zielend …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Eversion — (lat.), Umsturz; eversīv, umstürzend …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Eversion — Eversion, lat. dtsch, Umsturz; eversiv, umstürzend; evertiren, umstürzen, zerstören …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • eversion — Eversion, Euersio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • eversión — (Del lat. eversĭo, ōnis). f. Acción de evertir …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • eversion — [ē vʉr′zhən, ē vʉr′shən] n. [ME & OFr < L eversio < eversus, pp. of evertere] an everting or being everted …   English World dictionary

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