Exteriorisation

//ɪkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mental awareness of the form of something that cannot be directly visualized. countable, uncountable

    "Bladder surgery is difficult in large cows because exteriorisation of the bladder and visualisation of the defect can be a problem and much of the suturing may have to be done blindly."

  2. 2
    embodying in an outward form wordnet

Example

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"Bladder surgery is difficult in large cows because exteriorisation of the bladder and visualisation of the defect can be a problem and much of the suturing may have to be done blindly."

Etymology

From exterior + -isation.

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