exenterate (redirected from exenterates)

ex·en·ter·ate  (g-znt-rt)

tr.v. ex·en·ter·at·ed, ex·en·ter·at·ing, ex·en·ter·ates

1. To disembowel; eviscerate.

2. Medicine To remove the contents of (an organ).

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[Latin exenterre, exentert-, to disembowel : ex-, ex- + Greek enteron, entrails; see en in Indo-European roots.]

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ex·enter·ation n.

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exenterate

vb [ɪgˈzɛntəˌreɪt] (tr)

1. (Medicine / Surgery) Surgery to remove (internal organs, an eyeball, etc.); eviscerate

2. a rare word for disembowel

adj [ɪgˈzɛntəˌreɪt -rɪt]

Rare having been disembowelled

[from Latin exenterāre, from ex-¹ + Greek enteron intestine]

exenteration  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

exenterate - remove the contents of (an organ) surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"