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noun
A tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
A large wound in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
The act of disembowelling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hernia, herniation
History
Borrowed from French éventration, from éventrer (“to disembowel”).
