evisceration

evisceration definition - medical

e·vis·cer·a·tion (ĭ-vĭsˌə-rāˈshən)

noun
  1. Removal of the contents of the eyeball, leaving the sclera and sometimes the cornea.
  2. See exenteration.
  3. Protrusion of the abdominal viscera, as through a defect created by wound dehiscence.

Related Forms:

  • e·visˈcer·ateˌ verb

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