exteriorisation

English

Alternative forms

• exteriorization

Etymology

exterior +‎ -isation

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ɛkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: ex‧te‧ri‧or‧isa‧tion

Noun

exteriorisation (countable and uncountable, plural exteriorisations)

1. mental awareness of the form of something that cannot be directly visualised
   • 2015 July 3, Ueli Braun, Karl Nuss, “Uroperitoneum in cattle: Ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment”, in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica‎^[1], volume 57, →DOI:

     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.