Meaning & use
eversion
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Meanings
noununcountablemedical
A movement that turns the sole of the foot outward, away from the body's midline.
Grammar: Used mostly in anatomy: eversion of the ankle.
Patterns
- eversion of something
Physical therapy included exercises for ankle eversion.
Weak muscles on the outer side of the shin limit eversion.
The doctor measured the degree of eversion in each foot.
nouncountable or uncountablemedical
The act of turning a body part or organ inside out, or outward.
Grammar: Applies to eyelids, organs or tissue: eversion of the eyelid.
Patterns
- eversion of the eyelid
Eversion of the eyelid can expose the eye's surface.
The surgeon described an eversion of the bladder lining.
Eversion can occur after injury.
noununcountablemathematicstechnical
In mathematics, the turning of a sphere inside out through a smooth deformation.
Grammar: Appears in topology: sphere eversion.
Patterns
- sphere eversion
Sphere eversion surprised mathematicians when it was shown to be possible.
The video illustrates the eversion step by step.
Eversion needs surfaces to be allowed to pass through themselves.
Word forms
| plural | eversions |
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Common combinations
- ankle eversion
- Ankle eversion was tested during the checkup.
- foot eversion
- Foot eversion is the outward tilt of the sole.
- eversion injury
- An eversion injury can strain the inner ankle ligaments.
- eversion and inversion
- The joint allows both eversion and inversion.
- eversion exercise
- She did a resistance-band eversion exercise.
Synonyms and how they differ
- turning out
- Turning out is the everyday phrase, while eversion is the precise clinical term.
- outward rotation
- Outward rotation can describe any limb turning outward, whereas eversion refers specifically to the foot's sole tilt.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: eversion or inversion? eversion or aversion?
eversion vs inversion
Inversion is the opposite movement, turning the sole of the foot inward.
eversion vs aversion
Aversion is a strong dislike and shares only the spelling pattern.
Practice
A physical therapist asks you to turn the sole of your foot outward. This movement is called ______.
Choose one answer.
Eversion is the outward turning of the sole. Inversion is the opposite movement and is the tempting wrong answer.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “eversion”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.