exenteration

[v. ek-sen-tuh-reyt; adj. ek-sen-ter-it]

ex·en·ter·ate

[v. ek-sen-tuh-reyt; adj. ek-sen-ter-it] verb, ex·en·ter·at·ed, ex·en·ter·at·ing, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to remove the contents of; disembowel; eviscerate.
adjective
2.
Surgery. eviscerate.

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Origin:
1600–10; < Latin exenterātus (past participle of exenterāre to disembowel), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + enter- (< Greek éntera entrails) + -ātus -ate1

ex·en·ter·a·tion, noun
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exenterate
 
vb
1.  surgery to remove (internal organs, an eyeball, etc); eviscerate
2.  a rare word for disembowel
 
adj
3.  rare having been disembowelled
 
[C17: from Latin exenterāre, from ex-1 + Greek enteron intestine]
 
exenter'ation
 
n

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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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