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eventration

eventration noun: a tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.

Noun

eventration (plural eventrations)

  1. A tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.
  2. A large wound in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude.
  3. The act of disembowelling.

Forms of eventration

pluraleventrations

Origin of eventration

Borrowed from French éventration, from éventrer (“to disembowel”).

Questions about eventration

What does eventration mean?
Eventration means a tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.
What part of speech is eventration?
Eventration is a noun.
What is the plural of eventration?
The plural of eventration is eventrations.

Words near eventration in the dictionary

  1. eventology
  2. eventrate
  3. eventrated
  4. eventrates
  5. eventrating
  6. eventration
  7. eventrations
  8. events
  9. eventscape
  10. eventscapes
  11. eventual

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