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evisceration

 
Dictionary: E·vis·cer·a·tion

a.

A disemboweling.


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(ĭ-vĭs'ə-rā'shən)
n.
  1. Removal of the contents of the eyeball, leaving the sclera and sometimes the cornea.
  2. See exenteration.
  3. Protrusion of the abdominal viscera, as through a defect created by wound dehiscence.
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient

Meaning #2: the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
  Synonym: disembowelment

Meaning #3: altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value


 
 

 

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