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eventration

[ ee-ven-trey-shuhn ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. protrusion of the abdominal viscera through an opening in the abdominal wall.


eventration

/ ˌiːvɛnˈtreɪʃən /

noun

  1. pathol protrusion of the bowel through the abdomen


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eventration1

1830–40; < French, equivalent to éventr ( er ) to disembowel ( e- 1, ventral ) + -ation -ation

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