exenterate

exenterate [verb ek-sen-tuh-reyt; adjective ek-sen-ter-it] Word Origin verb (used with object), ex·en·ter·at·ed, ex·en·ter·at·ing.

1. to remove the contents of; disembowel; eviscerate.

adjective

2. Surgery. eviscerate.

Origin of exenterate 1600–10; Latin exenterātus (past participle of exenterāre to disembowel), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + enter- (Greek éntera entrails) + -ātus -ate1 Related formsex·en·ter·a·tion, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for exenteration exenterate verb (ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt) (tr)

1. surgery to remove (internal organs, an eyeball, etc); eviscerate
2. a rare word for disembowel

adjective (ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt, -rɪt)

3. rare having been disembowelled

Derived Formsexenteration, nounWord Origin for exenterate C17: from Latin exenterāre, from ex- 1 + Greek enteron intestine Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 exenteration in Medicine exenteration [ĕk-sĕn′tə-rā′shən] n.

1. The surgical removal of internal organs and tissues, usually the radical removal of the contents of a body cavity.evisceration

Related formsex•en′ter•ate′ v. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.