Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In medicine: The condition of a monster in which the abdominal viscera are contained in a membranous sac projecting from the abdomen.
  • noun Ventral hernia.
  • noun The pendulous condition of the lower abdomen in some women who have borne many children.
  • noun The escape of a considerable part of the intestine from a wound of the abdomen.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.
  • noun A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude.
  • noun The act of disemboweling.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun medicine A tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.
  • noun medicine A large wound in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude.
  • noun The act af disembowelling.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall

Etymologies

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Latin e out + venter belly.

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Examples

  • His diagnosis: diaphragmatic eventration, a congenital defect of the diaphragm or muscle that separates the lungs from the abdominal organs.

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  • His diagnosis: diaphragmatic eventration, a congenital defect of the diaphragm or muscle that separates the lungs from the abdominal organs.

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  • Congenital extroversion or eventration is the result of some congenital deficiency in the abdominal wall; instances are not uncommon, and some patients live as long as do cases of umbilical hernia proper.

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  • Congenital extroversion or eventration is the result of some congenital deficiency in the abdominal wall; instances are not uncommon, and some patients live as long as do cases of umbilical hernia proper.

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