— exenteration , n.
v. /ek sen"teuh rayt'/ ; adj. /ek sen"teuhr it/ , v. , exenterated, exenterating , adj.
v.t.
1. to remove the contents of; disembowel; eviscerate.
adj.
2. Surg. eviscerate.
[ 1600-10; exenteratus (ptp. of exenterare to disembowel), equiv. to ex- EX- 1 + enter- ( éntera entrails) + -atus -ATE 1 ]