EVISCERATION
Scrabble letter values: E1V4I1S1C3E1R1A1T1I1O1N1 = 17
Definition
- noun surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient.
- noun the act of removing the bowels or viscera. — synonyms: disembowelment
- noun altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value.
Examples
- “the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude”
- “the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act”