exenteration
- noun
- /ˌɛksɛnˈtɛreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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exenteración
- Most of our surgical patients (63.3%) had positive microscopic margins despite aggressive surgery, including maxillectomy, orbital exenteration, and craniofacial resection.
- orbital exenteration
Examples
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The patient underwent extensive surgical resection and postoperative radiotherapy, but five months later he required orbital exenteration for persistent disease.
Academic text (2002) -
Of the 30 patients who had surgery, 26 underwent procedures that included maxillectomy, six underwent orbital exenteration, and three underwent craniofacial resection.
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After providing adequate counseling and obtaining informed consent, we performed a right orbital exenteration with a complete maxillectomy.
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The extent of surgical exenteration during primary or revision surgery with regard to uninvolved or uninfected air cells is controversial.
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If orbital extension has occurred, exenteration is usually required, as well as removal of any involved bone or sinuses because of the infiltrative nature of the tumor.
Academic text (2008) -
The exenteration of diseased facial recess, retrofacial, or mastoid tip air cells can place the external genu and mastoid segments of the facial nerve at risk.
Academic text (1996) -
The doctor explained that an exenteration may be necessary to remove the affected organs completely.
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After the exenteration, the patient required a long recovery period to adjust to the changes.
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The surgical team discussed the details of the exenteration with the family before proceeding with the operation.
Synonyms
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A medical operation that cuts out tissue or a growth
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Removing the internal organs from a body, especially the intestines
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Taking out internal organs from a body, often during surgery
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Removal of an organ or tumor by surgery without cutting it open
The removal of part of the body by surgery
The removal of a body part or tissue by surgery
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Surface Forms
Morphology
exenteration = exenterate (opaque) = exenter + ation
The noun is formed from the rare technical verb 'exenterate' (itself from classical combining forms); the internal root is not the familiar verb 'enter', so learners cannot derive the meaning from common components.
Etymology
Exenteration comes from Greek words ex- 'out' and enteron 'intestine'. It originally meant 'to take the intestines out', so an exenteration is a surgery that removes organs from a body cavity.