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enucleation

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 )

Sessile cysts of this kind are removed by what is known as enucleation.

The method is termed ‘enucleation’,43 and where it fails the extubator must be used.

When the enucleation is completed the walls of the capsule are carefully examined for oozing vessels which require ligature.

An incomplete ovariotomy is a very different condition to an enucleation.

In malignant tumours enucleation should only be performed when there are no signs of extra-ocular extension.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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