Main Entry: ex·en·ter·a·tion

Pronunciation: \ig-ˌzent-ə-ˈrā-shən\

Function: noun

1 : evisceration
2 : surgical removal of the contents of a bodily cavity (as the orbit, pelvis, or a sinus) <pelvic exenteration for advanced uterine, bladder, and rectal carcinoma—Journal of the American Medical Association>

—ex·en·ter·ate \ig-ˈzent-ə-ˌrāt\ transitive verb, ex·en·ter·at·ed; ex·en·ter·at·ing