eversion

Inside becoming outside

Eversion is turning something inside out or outward.

In medicine, it describes tissue or an organ that has been turned outward from its normal position: eversion of the eyelid, eversion of the bladder.

The foot everts when the sole turns outward.

The verb is evert.

turning

inside-out

Reversed so inner surface shows

exteriorize · unfold · expose · flip · prolapse · protrusion · extrusion · externalization · herniation · mucosal

anatomy

ankle

Leg-foot joint

  • footLeg's lowest part
  • jointShared by multiple parties
  • ligamentConnective tissue between bones

tendon · pronation · supination · dorsiflexion · biomechanics · podiatry · orthopedics · articulation · kinematics · alignment

injury

sprain

Ligament stretch injury

dislocation · swelling · trauma · inflammation · instability · rehabilitation · brace · immobilization · recovery · damage

topology

manifold

Many and various

surface · mathematical · geometric · orientation · mapping · transformation · dimension · sphere

Opposites
anatomical/spatial direction

eversioninversion

Reversal of position

turning inward · introversion · involution · supination · adduction

topological state

eversioninversion

Reversal of position

invagination · turning inward · infolding · enfolding · tucking in

Family

reversible, reversion

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