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to exenterate

to exenterate

9.9
To remove the contents of an organ by surgery
  • verb
  • /ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : exenterar
  • In some cases of advanced cancer, doctors may need to exenterate the pelvic organs.

Examples

  • The procedure to exenterate the cavity was lengthy but ultimately successful.

  • He was exenterated during the complex procedure.

  • The surgeons decided to exenterate the affected sinus due to the severity of the infection.

  • The surgeon will exenterate the tumor tomorrow.

  • In some cases of advanced cancer, doctors may need to exenterate the pelvic organs.

  • The surgeons decided to exenterate the affected sinus due to the severity of the infection.

  • The procedure to exenterate the cavity was lengthy but ultimately successful.

Synonyms

to gut
vsto exenterate
  • NSFW
122 6.7

To remove the inner parts of an animal or a building

targets surgical emptying of an organ's interior rather than general removal
to disembowel
vsto exenterate
  • Offensive
19 9.9

To remove the insides from a person or animal

removes interior organ contents generally rather than only intestines
to excise
vsto exenterate
  • Formal
14 7.2

To cut out part of a body or text

involves emptying an organ's interior rather than cutting out the organ
to eviscerate
vsto exenterate
  • NSFW
6 9.5

To remove the inside parts of a body, often in animals or surgery

removes only the interior contents from within an organ during surgery
to resect
vsto exenterate
  • Specialized
6 9.5

To cut away part of an organ during surgery

empties an organ's contents instead of removing only a part of it
to ablate
vsto exenterate
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Remove a part of the body by surgery or a medical treatment

focuses on removing the inner contents rather than removing whole tissue
to explant
vsto exenterate
  • Specialized
1 8.5

To remove a device, organ, or tissue from a body for study

is about emptying an organ's interior, not removing a device or whole organ
to extirpate
vsto exenterate
  • Specialized
9.9

To remove an organ or body tissue completely by surgery

targets the organ's contents rather than removing the whole organ or tissue

How Much

to exenterate
  • Specialized
9.9
to excise
  • Formal
14 7.2
to remove
∞ 1.5
to resect
  • Specialized
6 9.5
to biopsy
  • Specialized
9 4.9

Surface Forms

exenterate infinitive
exenterated past
exenterated past participle
exenterating present participle
exenterates third person singular

Morphology

exenterate = ex + enter + ate

Although built from ex- + the combining form enter (intestine) + -ate, these are technical/international combining forms rather than productive everyday English morphemes, so learners cannot reliably derive the medical sense from the parts.

Etymology

Exenterate comes from the parts ex- 'out of' and enteron 'intestine', the same root behind the English words 'intestine' and 'intestinal'. So to exenterate is to remove the organs or inside parts from a body area, often in surgery.