exenterate

verb

ex·​en·​ter·​ate ig-ˈzen-tə-ˌrāt 

exenterated; exenterating

transitive verb

: to remove the contents of (something, such as the orbit, pelvis, or a sinus)

exenteration

ig-ˌzen-tə-ˈrā-shən 

noun

Word History

Etymology

Latin exenteratus, past participle of exenterare to disembowel, modification of Greek exenterizein, from ex- + enteron intestine — more at inter-

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above