| evisceration | Synonym: exenteration. 2. Removal of the contents of the eyeball, leaving the sclera and sometimes the cornea. Synonym: eventration. Origin: L. Eviscero, to disembowel (05 Mar 2000) |
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| orbit evisceration | The surgical removal of the contents of the orbit. This includes the eyeball, blood vessels, muscles, fat, nerve supply, and periosteum. It should be differentiated from eye evisceration which removes the inner contents of the eye, leaving the sclera intact. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| eye evisceration | The surgical removal of the inner contents of the eye, leaving the sclera intact. It should be differentiated from orbit evisceration which removes the entire contents of the orbit, including eyeball, blood vessels, muscles, fat, nerve supply, and periosteum. (12 Dec 1998) |