eventration

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Synonyms: eventuation, veneration, exenteration, eventilation, edentation, decentration, centration

Antonyms: eventuation, veneration, exenteration, eventilation, edentation, decentration, centration

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine}} A [[tumour]] containing a large portion of the [[abdominal]] [[viscera]], caused by [[relaxation]] of the walls of the [[abdomen]].
2. {{lb|en|medicine}} A large [[wound]] in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the [[intestine]]s protrude.
3. The act of [[disembowel]]ling.

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