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ENUCLEATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical removal of something without cutting into it
Example:
the enucleation of the tumor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("enucleation" is a kind of...):
operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)
Derivation:
enucleate (remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover)
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