evisceration

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evisceration (i-vis-er-ay-shŏn) n.
1. (in surgery) a. the removal of part of the viscera. b. the protrusion of an organ through a surgical incision.

2. (in ophthalmology) an operation in which the contents of the eyeball are removed, the empty outer envelope (sclera) being left behind. Compare enucleation.

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