Exenteration
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛksɛntəˈɹeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Exenteration is a noun meaning (surgery) The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
Meaning
(surgery) The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) The process or fact of removing the entrails; evisceration.
Example Sentences
How to keep the corps seven dayes from corruption by anointing and washing, without exenteration, were an hazardable peece of art, in our choisest practise.
Word Forms
- exenterations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exeresis, ectomy, excision, exteriorization, exaeresis, exostectomy.
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