Eventration

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eventration \E`ven*tra*tion\, n. [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 of disemboweling.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eventration
       n : protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall