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eventration

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eventration [ˌiːvɛnˈtreɪʃən]
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(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol protrusion of the bowel through the abdomen
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Noun1.eventration - protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall
hernia, herniation - rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes


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The consultant knew this condition--"congenital eventration of the diaphragm"--to be an interesting but irreparable curiosity, important only in newborns when both lungs are compressed, threatening asphyxiation.
Identification of physician incompetence: the ethical dilemmas by Morowitz, David A. / The Humanist
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