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noun
The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
The removal of the nuclear body of a cell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
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noun
Explanation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
surgical removal of something without cutting into it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
History
From Latin ēnucleātus, perfect passive participle of ēnucleō (“to remove the kernel, stone, etc. from (a fruit, grape)”). Equivalent to enucleate + -ion.
