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Enucleation

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enucleation /enu·cle·a·tion/ (e-noo?kle-a´shun) removal of an organ or other mass intact from its supporting tissues, as of the eyeball from the orbit.
Enucleation
Surgical removal of the eyeball.
Mentioned in: Eye Cancer, Retinoblastoma
enucleation
removal of an organ or other mass intact from its supporting tissues, as of the eyeball from the orbit.
lateral subconjunctival enucleation
involves a lateral canthotomy and a subconjunctival approach to the globe, extraocular muscles and optic nerve.
transpalpebral enucleation
removal of eyelids, conjunctiva and extraocular muscles along with eyeball.
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Definitive treatment consists of removing the unerupted tooth and performing enucleation and curettage to prevent recurrence.
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14) Consequently, the above notions are worth refining, needing a more concrete definition and the enucleation of the general and of the particular.
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eye enucleation, amputation of body parts, breaking bones, etc.
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