enucleation
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of enucleation
First recorded in 1610–20, for an earlier sense; equivalent to enucleat(e) ( def. ) + -ion ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Some of the older survivors had facial abnormalities from radiation or enucleation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
Ritchie: On the day we made Dolly, I would have done the enucleation, and she would have done the fusion.
From Nature ● Jun. 28, 2016
Dr. Shields didn't feel enucleation was not the route to go.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2011
Or," the major persisted, raising a hand to restrain the Count, "or there is something further that has not been yet discovered—a mystery the enucleation of which will shed light upon all the rest.
From The Snare by Sabatini, Rafael
Lovort describes an enucleation of the eye in the second month of pregnancy.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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