eventration

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noun

A tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.

OriginFrench éventration →
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Meanings

nouneventration (plural eventrations)

plural eventrations

  1. medicineA tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.
  2. medicineA large wound in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude.
  3. The act of disembowelling.

Origin

  1. Frenchéventration
  2. Englisheventration

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

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APA

eventration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eventration

MLA

“eventration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eventration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eventration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eventration.

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