Meaning of exenteration in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ɪɡˌzɛn(t)əˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

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1. Noun

   exenteration

   Etymology

   mid 17th century (originally in the sense ‘disembowelment’): from Latin exenterat-‘removed’, from the verb exenterare (suggested by Greek exenterizein), from ex-‘out of’ + enteron‘intestine’

   Definitions

   1. surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)