Exenteration

  • 111posterior tympanotomy — tympanotomy with exenteration of the air cells posterior to the facial recess. Called also facial recess t …

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  • 112exenterate — [eks en′tər āt΄] vt. exenterated, exenterating [< L exenteratus, pp. of exenterare < Gr exenterizein < ex , out + enteron, bowel: see INTER ] 1. Obs. to disembowel 2. Surgery to take out (an organ) exenteration n …

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  • 113exenterate — verb remove the contents of (an organ) • Derivationally related forms: ↑exenteration • Topics: ↑surgery • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take, ↑take away, ↑withdraw …

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  • 114surgical operation — noun a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available he died while undergoing surgery • Syn:… …

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  • 115surgical procedure — noun a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available he died while undergoing surgery • Syn:… …

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  • 116surgical process — noun a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available he died while undergoing surgery • Syn:… …

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