e·nu·cle·ate ( -n  kl - 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·nu cle·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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