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evert

e·vert [ i vúrt ] (past and past participle e·vert·ed, present participle e·vert·ing, 3rd person present singular e·verts)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
turn a body part outward: to turn an organ or other body part outward or inside out

[Mid-16th century. < Latin evertere "turn out" < vertere "to turn"]
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