eventration

[ ee-ven-trey-shuhn ]
nounMedicine/Medical.

  1. protrusion of the abdominal viscera through an opening in the abdominal wall.

  2. disembowelment.

Origin of eventration

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

Words Nearby eventration

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British Dictionary definitions for eventration

eventration

/ (ˌiːvɛnˈtreɪʃən) /

noun

  1. pathol protrusion of the bowel through the abdomen

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