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noun
The enucleation of the eyeball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
surgical removal of an eye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision
History
From ophthalmo- + -ectomy.
