˜yÐÄvlog

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eventration

[ ee-ven-trey-shuhn ]

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. protrusion of the abdominal viscera through an opening in the abdominal wall.

eventration

/ ËŒ¾±Ë±¹É›²Ôˈ³Ù°ù±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. pathol protrusion of the bowel through the abdomen
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of eventration1

1830–40; < French, equivalent to é±¹±ð²Ô³Ù°ù ( er ) to disembowel ( e- 1, ventral ) + -ation -ation
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Congenital extroversion or eventration is the result of some congenital deficiency in the abdominal wall; instances are not uncommon, and some patients live as long as do cases of umbilical hernia proper.

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