exenteration

ex·en·ter·a·tion

noun \ig-ˌzent-ə-ˈrā-shən\

Definition of EXENTERATION

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