eventration /even·tra·tion/ (e″ven-tra´shun)
eventration
1. herniation of intestines; see hernia.
2. evisceration (1).
diaphragmatic eventration a congenital anomaly characterized by failure of muscular development of part or all of one (or occasionally both) hemidiaphragms, resulting in superior displacement of abdominal viscera and altered lung development.
e·ven·tra·tion (  v n-tr  sh n)n. 1. Protrusion of the omentum or intestine through an opening in the abdominal wall. 2. Removal of the contents of the abdominal cavity. |
eventration
[ē′vəntrā′shən]
the protrusion of the intestines from the abdomen.
eventration
1. protrusion of the bowels through the abdomen.
2. removal of the abdominal viscera.
diaphragmatic eventration
elevation of the dome of the diaphragm into the thoracic cavity, usually due to phrenic nerve paralysis.
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