evisceration

/ɪˌvɪsəˈreɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of removing the internal organs of a body.
    • Ancient Egyptian mummification involved evisceration of the body.
    • The vet performed an evisceration during the autopsy of the animal.
    • The evisceration of the fish was done quickly and cleanly.
  2. The act of depriving something of its essential content or force.
    • Critics saw the new version of the law as an evisceration of the original intent.
    • The evisceration of the environmental regulations left many habitats unprotected.
    • The company's restructuring led to the evisceration of its research department.
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