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enucleate

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e·nu·cle·ate (-nkl-t)
v.
1. To remove something, such as a tumor or an eye, whole and without rupture from an enveloping cover or sac.
2. To remove the nucleus of a cell.
adj. (-t, -t)
Lacking a nucleus.

e·nucle·ation n.

enucleate (enoo´klēāt),
v to remove a lesion in its entirety.

enucleate
to remove whole and clean, as the eye from its socket.


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