evis·cer·ate
verb \i-ˈvi-sə-ˌrāt\
: to take out the internal organs of (an animal)
evis·cer·at·ed evis·cer·at·ing
Full Definition of EVISCERATE
transitive verb
1a : to take out the entrails of : disembowel
b : to deprive of vital content or force
2: to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
intransitive verb
: to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision
— evis·cer·a·tion noun
Examples of EVISCERATE
- <the ancient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them>
Origin of EVISCERATE
Latin evisceratus, past participle of eviscerare, from e- + viscera viscera
First Known Use: 1599
Related to EVISCERATE
- Synonyms
- clean, disembowel, draw, gut
evis·cer·ate
verb \i-ˈvis-ə-ˌrāt\ (Medical Dictionary)
evis·cer·at·ed evis·cer·at·ing
Medical Definition of EVISCERATE
transitive verb
1: to remove the viscera of
2: to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
intransitive verb
: to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision
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