exenteration
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The process or fact of removing the entrails; evisceration.
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Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛksɛntəˈɹeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Latin exenterare.
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