exenterate

(eks entər āt′)

transitive verb exenterated, exenterating

  1. Obsolete to disembowel
  2. Surgery to take out (an organ)

Origin: < L exenteratus, pp. of exenterare < Gr exenterizein < ex-, out + enteron, bowel: see inter-

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See exenterate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ex·en·ter·at·ed, ex·en·ter·at·ing, ex·en·ter·ates
  1. To disembowel; eviscerate.
  2. Medicine To remove the contents of (an organ).

Origin:

Origin: Latin exenterāre, exenterāt-, to disembowel

Origin: : ex-, ex-

Origin: + Greek enteron, entrails; see en in Indo-European roots

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  • ex·enˌter·aˈtion noun
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