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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 Miles, Alexander

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 lip is protruded, the mucous membrane everted, and, when the lower lip is implicated, it becomes pendulous and is liable to ulcerate.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

By next morning every larva was fixed to the glass and had everted its two polypides.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

The mouth is anterior and slightly ventral; it leads into a protrusible pharynx armed with recurved teeth that can be everted.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various