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evisceration

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evisceration /evis·cer·a·tion/ (e-vis?er-a´shun)
1. removal of the abdominal viscera.
2. removal of the contents of the eyeball, leaving the sclera.
e·vis·cer·a·tion (-vs-rshn)
n.
1. Removal of the contents of the eyeball, leaving the sclera and sometimes the cornea.
2. See exenteration.
3. Protrusion of the abdominal viscera, as through a defect created by wound dehiscence.
e·viscer·ate v.
evisceration
extrusion of the viscera, or internal organs; disembowelment.
ocular evisceration
removal of the contents of the eyeball, leaving the sclera.
orbital evisceration
see enucleation.
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