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exenteration

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exenteration /ex·en·ter·a·tion/ (ek-sen?ter-a´shun)
1. surgical removal of the inner organs; evisceration.
2. in ophthalmology, removal of the entire contents of the orbit.
pelvic exenteration  excision of the organs and adjacent structures of the pelvis.
ex·en·ter·a·tion (k-snt-rshn)
n.
The surgical removal of internal organs and tissues, usually the radical removal of the contents of a body cavity. Also called evisceration.
ex·enter·ate v.
exenteration
surgical removal of all of the internal organs, for example of the eye or pelvic cavity.
ocular exenteration
removal of the globe, adnexa and associated structures. See also transpalpebral enucleation.
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