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e·nu·cle·ate E0166600 (ĭ-no͞o′klē-āt′, ĭ-nyo͞o′-)tr.v. e·nu·cle·at·ed, e·nu·cle·at·ing, e·nu·cle·ates 1. Medicine To remove (a tumor or eye, for example) whole from an enveloping cover or sac.2. Biology To remove the nucleus of.3. Archaic To explain; elucidate.adj. (-ĭt, -āt′) Biology Lacking a nucleus.
[Latin ēnucleāre, ēnucleāt-, to take out the kernel : ē-, ex-, ex- + nucleus, kernel; see nucleus.]
e·nu′cle·a′tion n.e·nu′cle·a′tor n.enucleation1. the process of extraction, as removing the kernel from a nut.
2. a process of clarification. Cf. exacination. — enucleator, n.See also: ProcessesenucleationSurgical removal of a tumor or organ so that it is removed whole rather than in parts.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | enucleation - surgical removal of something without cutting into it; "the enucleation of the tumor"surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
enucleationnounArchaic. Something that serves to explain or clarify:clarification, construction, decipherment, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition, illumination, illustration, interpretation.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeenucleateenucleationenUK
enucleation [e-noo″kle-a´shun] removal of an organ or other mass intact from its supporting tissues, as of the eyeball from the orbit.e·nu·cle·a·tion (ē-nū'klē-ā'shŭn), 1. Removal of an entire structure (such as an eyeball or tumor), without rupture, as one shells the kernel of a nut. 2. Removal or destruction of the nucleus of a cell. [L. enucleo, to remove the kernel, fr. e, out, + nucleus, nut, kernel] e·nu·cle·a·tion (ē-nū'klē-ā'shŭn) 1. Removal of an entire structure without rupture, as one shells the kernel of a nut. 2. Removal or destruction of the nucleus of a cell. [L. enucleo, to remove the kernel, fr. e, out, + nucleus, nut, kernel]enucleation Removal from an enveloping capsule, sac or cover. The term is often used for the operation to remove an eyeball.EnucleationSurgical removal of the eyeball.Mentioned in: Eye Cancer, RetinoblastomaenucleationRemoval of an eye from its socket. It is usually performed to reduce pain in a blind eye, when there is a risk of sympathetic ophthalmia following trauma, or when there is a malignant tumour in the eye. Immediately following the operation a spherical implant (made up of hydroxyapatite, polyethylene, or silicone rubber) is placed into the eye socket to be replaced several weeks later by an artificial eye. See evisceration; artificial eye.enucleationenUK
Related to enucleation: marsupializationSynonyms for enucleationnoun something that serves to explain or clarifySynonyms- clarification
- construction
- decipherment
- elucidation
- exegesis
- explanation
- explication
- exposition
- illumination
- illustration
- interpretation
Words related to enucleationnoun surgical removal of something without cutting into itRelated Words- surgical operation
- surgical procedure
- surgical process
- surgery
- operation
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