EXENTERATION

exenteration

(noun) surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

exenteration (countable and uncountable, plural exenterations)

(surgery) The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.

(obsolete) The process or fact of removing the entrails; evisceration.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*en`ter*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. exenteratio.]

Definition: Act of exenterating. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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