exenteration
noun
ex·en·ter·a·tion
ig-ˌzent-ə-ˈrā-shən
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: surgical removal of the contents of a bodily cavity (as the orbit, pelvis, or a sinus)
pelvic exenteration for advanced uterine, bladder, and rectal carcinoma—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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