Synonyms

evisceration

[v. ih-vis-uh-reyt; adj. ih-vis-er-it, -uh-reyt]

e·vis·cer·ate

[v. ih-vis-uh-reyt; adj. ih-vis-er-it, -uh-reyt] verb, e·vis·cer·at·ed, e·vis·cer·at·ing, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to remove the entrails from; disembowel: to eviscerate a chicken.
2.
to deprive of vital or essential parts: The censors eviscerated the book to make it inoffensive to the leaders of the party.
3.
Surgery. to remove the contents of (a body organ).

Origin:
1600–10; < Latin ēviscerātus, past participle of ēviscerāre to deprive of entrails, tear to pieces, equivalent to ē- e- + viscer(a) viscera + -ātus -ate1

e·vis·cer·a·tion, noun
e·vis·cer·a·tor, noun
un·e·vis·cer·at·ed, adjective
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Evisceration is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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eviscerate (ɪˈvɪsəˌreɪt)
 
vb
1.  (tr) to remove the internal organs of; disembowel
2.  (tr) to deprive of meaning or significance
3.  (tr) surgery to remove the contents of (the eyeball or other organ)
4.  (intr) surgery (of the viscera) to protrude through a weakened abdominal incision after an operation
 
adj
5.  having been disembowelled
 
[C17: from Latin ēviscerāre to disembowel, from viscera entrails]
 
eviscer'ation
 
n
 
e'viscerator
 
n

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evisceration e·vis·cer·a·tion (ĭ-vĭs'ə-rā'shən)
n.

  1. Removal of the contents of the eyeball, leaving the sclera and sometimes the cornea.

  2. See exenteration.

  3. Protrusion of the abdominal viscera, as through a defect created by wound dehiscence.


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