exenteration meaning

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exenteration (noun): surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis).

Definition of exenteration

  1. surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)

    Type of: operation

    Related forms: exenterate

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in ON · 12-letter words

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