enucleation meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

enucleation

noun

Etymology From Latin ēnucleātus, perfect passive participle of ēnucleō (“to remove the kernel, stone, etc. from (a fruit, grape)”). Equivalent to enucleate + -ion.

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.

Biology, Microbiology, Natural sciences The removal of the nuclear body of a cell.

Explanation.

Perhaps this enucleation of Aristotle's theory is enough, without further commentary.1957, Gerald Frank Else, Aristotle's Poetics: The Argument, page 162:

Synonyms: ophthalmectomy
Derived terms: nonenucleation, self-enucleation
Related terms: enucleability, enucleate, enucleative, enucleator