eventration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall

WordNet

E`ven*tra*tion noun
Etymology
L. e out + venter belly.
Definitions
  1. (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 af disemboweling.

Webster 1913