EVENTRATION

E `ven *tra *tion, n. Etym: [L. e out + venter belly. ] (Med. )(a ) A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen. (b ) A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude. (c ) The act af disemboweling.

Eventration

Even t ra ti on , Even tra ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Eventrati o n |die Eventration; Genitiv: der Eventration, Plural: die Eventrationen lateinisch-neulateinisch 1 Medizin das Heraustreten der Baucheingeweide nach operativem Bauchschnitt oder nach schwerer Verletzung der Bauchdecke; größerer Bauchbruch 2 Eviszeration