Eversion

Eversion
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]


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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 — 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… …   Wikipedia

  • 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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