English noun: evisceration |
1. | evisceration (act) surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient |
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| Broader (hypernym) | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process |
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2. | evisceration (act) the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude |
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| Synonyms | disembowelment |
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| Broader (hypernym) | remotion, removal |
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3. | evisceration (act) altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value |
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| Samples | The adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act.
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| Broader (hypernym) | devaluation |
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