ENUCLEATE


Meaning of ENUCLEATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)ē-ˈnü-klē-ˌāt, -ˈnyü- ]

transitive verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Latin enucleatus, past participle of enucleare, literally, to remove the kernel from, from e- + nucleus kernel — more at nucleus

Date: 1548

1. archaic : explain

2. : to deprive of a nucleus

3. : to remove without cutting into

enucleate a tumor

enucleate the eyeball

• enu·cle·ation (ˌ)ē-ˌn(y)ü-klē-ˈā-shən noun

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