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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.

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pelvic exenteration  excision of the organs and adjacent structures of the pelvis.

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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.

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ex·enter·ate v.

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exenteration

surgical removal of all of the internal organs, for example of the eye or pelvic cavity.

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ocular exenteration

removal of the globe, adnexa and associated structures. See also transpalpebral enucleation.