exenteration in English dictionary

  • exenteration

    Meanings and definitions of "exenteration"

    • (surgery) The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
    • (obsolete) The process or fact of removing the entrails; evisceration.
    • noun
      (surgery)
      The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The process or fact of removing the entrails; evisceration.
    • noun
      surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)

    Synonyms of "exenteration" in English dictionary

    surgery, surgical procedure, surgical operation are the top synonyms of "exenteration" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of exenteration

    • exenteration ( plural  exenterations)
    • exenteration (plural exenterations)

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