Etymology

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Today it means: A tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen. Full definition →

French éventration
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  1. French · borrowed froméventration
  2. English todayeventration

Borrowed from French éventration, from éventrer (“to disembowel”).

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