eventration

[ee-ven-trey-shuhn]

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. protrusion of the abdominal viscera through an opening in the abdominal wall.

2. disembowelment.

eventration

/ ˌiːvɛnˈtreɪʃən /

noun

1. pathol protrusion of the bowel through the abdomen

Word History and Origins

Origin of eventration¹

1830–40; < French, equivalent to éventr ( er ) to disembowel ( e- ¹, ventral ) + -ation -ation

Example Sentences

Congenital extroversion or eventration is the result of some congenital deficiency in the abdominal wall; instances are not uncommon, and some patients live as long as do cases of umbilical hernia proper.

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