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exenteration

Noun CEFR C1
ɛksɛntəˈɹeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
  2. The process or fact of removing the entrails; evisceration.

Equivalents

Françaisexentération
2 more languages
Bahasa Indonesiaeksenterasi

Examples

“How to keep⟳ the corps seven dayes from corruption by anointing and washing, without exenteration, were an hazardable peece of art, in our choisest practise⟳.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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