enucleation
pronunciation
How to pronounce enucleation in British English:
UK [en'ju:kli:ʃən]
How to pronounce enucleation in American English:
US [en'jukliʃən]
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- Noun:
- surgical removal of something without cutting into it
Word Origin
- enucleation (n.)
- 1640s, noun of action from verb enucleate (1540s), from Latin enucleatus "pure, clean," past participle of enucleare "to lay open, explain in detail," literally "to remove the kernel from" (see ex- + nucleus). Mostly figurative in Latin (the notion is of getting at the "core" of some matter), and usually figurative in English until mid-19c. advances in science and medicine gave it a new literal sense.
Example
- 1. Enucleation of the submandibular gland .
- 2. The leading causes for enucleation were ocular injury , ocular tumor , and absolute glaucoma .
- 3. Thulium laser enucleation of the prostatefor benign prostatic hyperplasia .
- 4. Conclusion the spherical allogeneic biological membranous implant is an ideal material for the implantation in the eye socket after enucleation .