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eventration

American  
[ee-ven-trey-shuhn] / ˌi vɛnˈtreɪ ʃən /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

  2. disembowelment.

eventration British  
/ ˌiːvɛnˈtreɪʃən /

noun

  1. pathol protrusion of the bowel through the abdomen

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Etymology

Origin of eventration

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

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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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