adjective
- having had the bowels or internal organs removed
Usage: medical; graphic
verb
- past tense of disembowel; removed the bowels or internal organs from
Usage: medical; graphic
Examples
- The surgeon disemboweled the cadaver during the anatomy lesson.
- The hunter disemboweled the deer before preparing it for cooking.
- The disemboweled fish lay on the cutting board.
- Ancient Egyptian mummification required that bodies be disemboweled.
- The butcher disemboweled the chicken quickly and efficiently.
- The disemboweled carcass was prepared for market.