v.
Pronunciation: i- ' vi-s ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Latin evisceratus, past participle of eviscerare, from e- + viscera viscera
Date: 1599
transitive verb
1 a : to take out the entrails of : DISEMBOWEL b : to deprive of vital content or force
2 : to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
intransitive verb : to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision
– evis · cer · a · tion \ - ˌ vi-s ə - ' r ā -sh ə n \ noun