EVENTRATION
\ɪvɪntɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɪvɪntɹˈeɪʃən], \ɪ_v_ɪ_n_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude.
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The act af disemboweling.
By Oddity Software
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A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude.
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The act af disemboweling.
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
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A tumour, formed by a general relaxation of the parietes of the abdomen, and containing a great part of the abdominal viscera. Also, ventral hernia, or that which occurs in any other way than through the natural openings of the abdominal parietes. Lastly, any very extensive wound of the abdominal parietes, with issue of the greater part of the intestines.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).