exenteration — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

2. The process or fact of removing the entrails; evisceration.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Obsolete
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   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.

Noun

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

   Broader terms

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