Meaning & use
Everting
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Turning something outward or inside out, especially a body part or surface.
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The physical therapist demonstrated everting the foot as part of the ankle exercise.
The surgeon carefully avoided everting the wound edges during closure.
A note on using this word
Chiefly used in anatomy and medicine, describing a specific outward-turning motion, as opposed to inversion.
Words with a similar meaning
turning outwardinverting
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Words with an opposite meaning
inverting
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