evisceration

Definition of Evisceration in English :

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Noun

1. evisceration

surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient

2. disembowelment, evisceration

the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude

disembowelment

3. evisceration

altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value

Example Sentences:
'the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Evisceration

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verb

1. (transitive)

to remove the internal organs of; disembowel

2. (transitive)

to deprive of meaning or significance

3. (transitive) surgery

to remove the contents of (the eyeball or other organ)

4. (intransitive) surgery

(of the viscera) to protrude through a weakened abdominal incision after an operation

adjective (ɪˈvɪsərɪt)

5.

having been disembowelled

Evisceration

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verb transitiveWord forms: eˈviscerˌated or eˈviscerˌating

1.

to remove the viscera from; disembowel

2.

to deprive of an essential part; take away the force, significance, etc. of

3. Surgery

to remove the contents of (an organ)

verb intransitive

4.

to protrude through a surgical incision or deep wound: said as of the viscera

5.

to experience such a protrusion

Evisceration

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v. e·vis·cer·at·ed, e·vis·cer·at·ing, e·vis·cer·ates

v.tr.

1. To remove the entrails of; disembowel.

2. To take away a vital or essential part of; weaken, damage, or destroy: a compromise that eviscerated the proposed bill.

3. Medicine

a. To remove the contents of (an organ).

b. To remove an organ, such as an eye, from (a patient).

v.intr.
Medicine

To protrude through a wound or surgical incision.

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