eventration [ee-ven-trey-shuh n] Word Origin noun Medicine/Medical.
- protrusion of the abdominal viscera through an opening in the abdominal wall.
- disembowelment.
Origin of eventration 1830–40; French, equivalent to éventr(er) to disembowel (see e-1, ventral) + -ation -ation British Dictionary definitions for eventration eventration noun
- pathol protrusion of the bowel through the abdomen
eventration in Medicine eventration [ē′vĕn-trā′shən] n.
- Protrusion of the omentum or intestine through an opening in the abdominal wall.
- Removal of the contents of the abdominal cavity.