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exteriorize

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ex⋅te⋅ri⋅or⋅ize

  [ik-steer-ee-uh-rahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to make exterior; externalize.
2. Surgery. to expose (an internal structure) temporarily outside the body, for observation, surgery, or experimentation.
Also, especially British, ex⋅te⋅ri⋅or⋅ise.

Origin:
1875–80; exterior + -ize

Related forms:
ex⋅te⋅ri⋅or⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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ex·te·ri·or·ize   (ĭk-stîr'ē-ə-rīz')   
tr.v.   ex·te·ri·or·ized, ex·te·ri·or·iz·ing, ex·te·ri·or·iz·es

  1. To turn outward; externalize: They exteriorized their feelings of sympathy by erecting monuments to the deceased.

  2. Medicine To expose (an internal organ or body part), as in surgery.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·te·ri·or·ize
Variant: or British ex·te·ri·or·ise /ek-'stir-E-&-"rIz/
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ized or British -ised; -iz·ing or British -is·ing
1 : EXTERNALIZE
2 : to bring out of the body (as for surgery) exteriorized> —ex·te·ri·or·iza·tion or British ex·te·ri·or·isa·tion /-"stir-E-&-r&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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exteriorize ex·te·ri·or·ize (ĭk-stēr'ē-ə-rīz')
v. ex·te·ri·or·ized, ex·te·ri·or·iz·ing, ex·te·ri·or·iz·es

  1. To turn outward; externalize.

  2. To direct a patient's interest, thoughts, or feelings into a channel leading outside himself or herself.

  3. To expose an internal organ temporarily for observation, or permanently for physiological experiment or surgery.

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