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If the lid can be everted to show its mucous membrane, that is seen to be of a deep-red color, especially along the branching lines of the blood vessels.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
As any one of these everted lips could act as a scraper it was a matter of indifference which struck the bottom when the dredge was lowered.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
The invagination above the diaphragm, consisting of both endocyst and ectocyst, is then everted.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
The lip is swollen and everted, and there is a considerable area of induration around.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
In old people, these points become everted, and do not conduct the tears to the nasal cavity, so that they are inconvenienced by an overflow of tears upon the face.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
