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eventration

[ ee-ven-trey-shuhn ]
/ ˌi vɛnˈtreɪ ʃən /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
protrusion of the abdominal viscera through an opening in the abdominal wall.
disembowelment.
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Origin of eventration

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

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British Dictionary definitions for eventration

eventration
/ (ˌiːvɛnˈtreɪʃən) /
noun
pathol protrusion of the bowel through the abdomen
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