enucleation

Definition of Enucleation in English :

1. enucleation

surgical removal of something without cutting into it

Example Sentences:
'the enucleation of the tumor'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Enucleation

verb (ɪˈnjuːklɪˌeɪt ) (transitive)

1. biology

to remove the nucleus from (a cell)

2. surgery

to remove (a tumour or other structure) from its capsule without rupturing it

3. archaic

to explain or disclose

adjective (ɪˈnjuːklɪɪt , -ˌeɪt)

4.

(of cells) deprived of their nuclei

verb transitiveWord forms: eˈnucleˌated or eˈnucleˌating

1. Archaic

to make clear; explain

2. Biology

to remove the nucleus from (a cell)

3. Surgery

to remove (a tumor, organ, etc.) as a whole from its enclosing sac

adjective

4.

enucleated

tr.v. e·nu·cle·at·ed, e·nu·cle·at·ing, e·nu·cle·ates

1. Medicine To remove (a tumor or eye, for example) whole from an enveloping cover or sac.

2. Biology To remove the nucleus of.

3. Archaic To explain; elucidate.

adj. (-ĭt, -āt′)
Biology

Lacking a nucleus.