ex·en·ter·ate ( g-z n t -r t )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). [Latin exenter re, exentert-, to disembowel : ex-, ex- + Greek enteron, entrails; see en in Indo-European roots.]ex·en ter·ation n. |
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| Noun | 1. | exenteration - surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis) surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
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