exenteration
exenteration · exenterations
экзентерация
The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbitThe surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
/ɛksɛntəˈɹeɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
экзентерацияekzenteracija
surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The process or fact of removing the entrails; evisceration.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit:
Origin
From exenterate + -ion, possibly corresponding to a learned borrowing from Latin *exenterāFrom exenterate + -ion, possibly corresponding to a learned borrowing from Latin *exenterātiō, from exenterō (“to disembowel”).
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Forms
plural: exenterations| Singular | exenteration |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedexenterate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable