Look up: enucleation

1. enucleation
   [n] - surgical removal of something without cutting into it
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2. Enucleation
   Means surgery to remove the eyeball. This is done when there is a cancer growing inside the eye. But is very rare.
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3. enucleation
   Removal of the eyeball
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4. Enucleation
   Enucleation: The surgical removal of an eye. Enucleation is only done under drastic circumstances such as to remove a malignant tumor in the eye or to relieve intolerable pain in a blind eye. Following enucleation, an artificial eye (ocular prosthesis) is implanted as a cosmetic substitute for the real eye.
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5. Enucleation
   E·nu`cle·a'tion noun [ Confer French énucléation .] The act of enucleating; elucidation; exposition. « Neither sir, nor water, nor food, seem directly to contribute anything to the enucleation of this disease.» Tooke.
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6. enucleation
   The act of enucleating; elucidation; exposition. 'Neither sir, nor water, nor food, seem directly to contribute anything to the enucleation of this disease.' (Tooke) ... Origin: Cf. F. Enucleation. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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7. enucleation
   noun surgical removal of something without cutting into it; `the enucleation of the tumor`
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8. enucleation
   (e-noo″kle-a´shәn) removal of an organ or other mass intact from its supporting tissues, as of the eyeball from the orbit.
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9. Enucleation
   • (n.) The act of enucleating; elucidation; exposition.
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10. enucleation
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-nū′klē-ā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Removal of an entire structure (such as an eyeball or tumor), without rupture, as one shells the kernel of a nut. 2. Removal or destruction of the nucleus of a cell.
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11. ENUCLEATION
    Surgical removal of the eyeball
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12. enucleation
    In medicine, the removal of an organ or tumor in such a way that it comes out clean and whole, like a nut from its shell.
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13. Enucleation
    (surgery) As a general surgical technique, `enucleation` refers to the surgical removal of a mass without cutting into or dissecting it. Removal of the eye: Enucleation refers to removal of the eyeball itself, while leaving surrounding tissues intact. Removal of oral cysts and tumors: In the ...
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