"enucleation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: enucleations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ēnucleātus, perfect passive participle of ēnucleō (“to remove the kernel, stone, etc. from (a fruit, grape)”). Equivalent to enucleate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ēnucleātus}} Latin ēnucleātus, {{af|en|enucleate|-ion}} enucleate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} enucleation (countable and uncountable, plural enucleations)
  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-enucleation-en-noun-vmHsz6Zn Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  2. (microbiology) The removal of the nuclear body of a cell. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Microbiology
    Sense id: en-enucleation-en-noun-6KWFjU9z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 73 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 28 64 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 72 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 72 3 Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
  3. Explanation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-enucleation-en-noun-vSpKtF6B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ophthalmectomy Derived forms: self-enucleation Related terms: enucleability, enucleate, enucleative, enucleator

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