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Webster 1913 Edition


Enucleation

E-nuˊcle-a′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
énucléation
.]
The act of enucleating; elucidation; exposition.
Neither sir, nor water, nor food, seem directly to contribute anything to the
enucleation
of this disease.
Tooke.

Webster 1828 Edition


Enucleation

ENUCLEA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of clearing from knots; a disentangling.
Neither air, nor water, nor food seem directly to contribute any thing to the enucleation of this disease [the plica Polonica.]
1.
Explanation; full exposition.

Definition 2024


enucleation

enucleation

See also: énucléation

English

Noun

enucleation (plural enucleations)

  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.
  2. (microbiology) The removal of the nuclear body of a cell.