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exenterate definition

ex·en·ter·ate (eks en′tər āt′)

transitive verb exenterated -·at′ed, exenterating -·at′·ing

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

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

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