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- Dictionaryexenterate/ɪkˈsɛntəreɪt/
verb
- 1. remove the contents of (part of the body); eviscerate. formal
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The meaning of EXENTERATE is to remove the contents of (something, such as the orbit, pelvis, or a sinus).
Exenterate definition: to remove the contents of; disembowel; eviscerate. . See examples of EXENTERATE used in a sentence.
5 days ago · verb. remove the contents of (an organ) see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Exenterate." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/exenterate. Accessed 04 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™. 2 million people have mastered 404,110,262 new words. Master your first word today! Start Now.
exenterate in British English. verb (ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt ) (transitive) 1. surgery. to remove ( internal organs, an eyeball, etc); eviscerate. 2. a rare word for disembowel. adjective (ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt , -rɪt ) 3. rare. having been disembowelled. Collins English Dictionary.
1. (Surgery) surgery to remove (internal organs, an eyeball, etc); eviscerate. 2. a rare word for disembowel. adj. rare having been disembowelled. [C17: from Latin exenterāre, from ex- 1 + Greek enteron intestine] exˌenterˈation n.
Nov 3, 2020 · exenterate (third-person singular simple present exenterates, present participle exenterating, simple past and past participle exenterated) To disembowel; to eviscerate.
exenterate. (ĭg-zĕn′tə-rāt′) tr.v. exenter·ated, exenter·ating, exenter·ates. 1. To disembowel; eviscerate. 2. Medicine To remove the contents of (an organ). ex·en′ter·a′tion n. The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
