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enucleation

[ ih-noo-klee-ey-shuhn-nyoo- ]

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noun

Biology. removal or elimination of the nucleus of a cell:
Immature oocytes were obtained from hormone-stimulated goats and matured for 22 hours before enucleation.
Surgery. removal of an enclosed mass or body, such as a cyst, eyeball, or tumor, while leaving it whole:
Enucleation of the cyst, along with removal of the tooth, is the treatment of choice.
In some cases the surgeon may have to remove the eye, a procedure called enucleation.

First recorded in 1610–20, for an earlier sense; equivalent to enucleat(e) ( def ) + -ion ( def )

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