transitive verb eviscerated -·at′ed, eviscerating -·at′·ing

1. to remove the viscera from; disembowel
2. to deprive of an essential part; take away the force, significance, etc. of
3. Surgery to remove the contents of (an organ)

Etymology: < L evisceratus, pp. of eviscerare < e-, out + viscera, viscera

intransitive verb

1. to protrude through a surgical incision or deep wound: said as of the viscera
2. to experience such a protrusion