Enucleation

[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.

noun

Something that serves to explain or clarify: clarification, construction, decipherment, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition, illumination, illustration, interpretation. See explain/baffle.

Removal of an organ or other mass intact from its supporting tissues, as of the eyeball from the orbit.

• lateral subconjunctival e. — involves a lateral canthotomy and a subconjunctival approach to the globe, extraocular muscles and optic nerve.
• transpalpebral e. — removal of eyelids, conjunctiva and extraocular muscles along with eyeball.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: surgical removal of something without cutting into it

Enucleation in general refers to removing the nucleus of something. In particular, it may refer to:

Surgery:

• Enucleation (surgery) - as a general surgical technique
• Enucleation of the eye

It may also refer to:

• Enucleation (microbiology) - removing the nuclear body of cells, especially oocytes.
• Enucleation Records

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