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exenterate

verb

  1. surgically removing contents of a body cavity
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɛntəɹeɪt/

verb

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin exenterātus, perfect passive participle of exenterō (“to disembowel”). First attested in 1607.

  1. To disembowel; to eviscerate.