Eversion

Turning the sole of the foot outward or laterally.


Rotation of the foot, turning the sole outward.


A turning outward or inside out, particularly of the eyelid lining.


The act of turning towards the outside or turning inside out.


Act of turning something inside out or turning it (e.g., a foot) outward.


Turning a body part outward.


An outwardly turned position of the sole of the foot. Eversion is caused by a deformity or a muscular weakness on the outer side of the lower leg. Eversion can also refer to the turning outward of an eyelid, for example.


A turning outward; in eversion of the cervix the edges of the neck of the womb turn outward after having been torn during childbirth.


“Turning outwards” is a term often used in medical contexts to denote a specific type of ankle injury or malformation where the foot is twisted outward.


To rotate outward, as in the case of eversion of the eyelid.


 


Posted

in

by

Tags: