exteriorisation

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US/ɪkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/US/ɛkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

A mental awareness of the form of something that cannot be directly visualized.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounexteriorisation (countable and uncountable, plural exteriorisations)

plural exteriorisations · alternative exteriorization

  1. countableuncountableA mental awareness of the form of something that cannot be directly visualized.

    Bladder surgery is difficult in large cows because exteriorisation of the bladder and visualisation of the defect can be a problem and much of the suturing may have to be done blindly.

    2015 July 3, Ueli Braun, Karl Nuss, “Uroperitoneum in cattle: Ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment”, in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, volume 57, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

nounembodying in an outward form

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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