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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Medical definitions for eventration

eventration

[ ē′vĕn-trā′shən ]

Protrusion of the omentum or intestine through an opening in the abdominal wall.

Removal of the contents of the abdominal cavity.