tr.v. ex·en·ter·at·ed, ex·en·ter·at·ing, ex·en·ter·ates 1. To disembowel; eviscerate. 2. Medicine To remove the contents of (an organ). [Latin exenterāre, exenterāt-, to disembowel : ex-, ex- + Greek enteron, entrails; see en in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ex·en′ter·ation n. |
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