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Word: Exenteration
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century (originally in the sense ‘disembowelment’): from Latin exenterat- ‘removed’, from the verb exenterare (suggested by Greek exenterizein), from ex- ‘out of’ + enteron ‘intestine’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˌsɛntəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˌsɛntəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
complete surgical removal of the contents of a bodily cavity, especially the eye socket, usually in cases of malignant cancer.
Short Definition:complete surgical removal of eyeball
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