Exenteration
[verb ek-sen-tuh-reyt; adjective ek-sen-ter-it] /verb ɛkˈsɛn təˌreɪt; adjective ɛkˈsɛn tər ɪt/
verb (used with object), exenterated, exenterating.
1.
to remove the contents of; disembowel; .
adjective
2.
Surgery. .
verb (transitive) (ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt)
1.
(surgery) to remove (internal organs, an eyeball, etc); eviscerate
2.
a rare word for disembowel
adjective (ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt; -rɪt)
3.
(rare) having been disembowelled
exenteration ex·en·ter·a·tion (ěk-sěn’tə-rā’shən)
n.
The surgical removal of internal organs and tissues, usually the radical removal of the contents of a body cavity. Also called evisceration.
ex·en’ter·ate’ v.
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