enucleation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.
2. (countable, uncountable) The removal of the nuclear body of a cell.
3. (countable, uncountable) Explanation.

Synonyms

extraction

Translations

enucleación

نقف

Enukleation

énucléation

enucleazione

enucleação

enucleació

Etymology

From Latin ēnucleātus, perfect passive participle of ēnucleō (“to remove the kernel, stone, etc. from (a fruit, grape)”). Equivalent to enucleate + -ion.