exenterate

Definition of Exenterate in English :

1. exenterate

remove the contents of (an organ)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Exenterate

verb (ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt ) (transitive)

1. surgery

to remove (internal organs, an eyeball, etc); eviscerate

2. a rare word for disembowel

adjective (ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt , -rɪt)

3. rare

having been disembowelled

verb transitiveWord forms: exˈenterˌated or exˈenterˌating

1. Obsolete

to disembowel

2. Surgery

to take out (an organ)

tr.v. ex·en·ter·at·ed, ex·en·ter·at·ing, ex·en·ter·ates

1. To disembowel; eviscerate.

2. Medicine To remove the contents of (an organ).