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Exenteration

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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).

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

ex·enter·ation n.
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Noun1.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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