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Disembowelment
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<p>Disembowelment, disemboweling, evisceration, eviscerating or gutting is the removal of <a href="/facts/Organ_(biology)/FUYsLaxz">organs</a> from the <a href="/facts/Gastrointestinal_tract/nK2zwqBS">gastrointestinal tract</a> (bowels or viscera), usually through an incision made across the <a href="/facts/Abdomen/HcTzDFL0">abdominal</a> area. Disembowelment is a standard routine operation during <a href="/facts/Animal_slaughter/wRQW3ASl">animal slaughter</a>. Disembowelment of humans may result from an accident, but has also been used as a method of <a href="/facts/Torture/oTCUxY3x">torture</a> or <a href="/facts/Execution/4pbmeUIb">execution</a>. In such practices, disembowelment may be accompanied by various forms of torture or the removal of other vital organs. </p>