enucleate
enu·cleate (ē no̵̅o̅′klē āt′, -nyo̵̅o̅′-; i-; for adj., -it, -āt′)
transitive verb enucleated -·at′·ed, enucleating -·at′·ing
- Archaic to make clear; explain
- Biol. to remove the nucleus from (a cell)
- Surgery to remove (a tumor, organ, etc.) as a whole from its enclosing sac
Etymology: < L enucleatus, pp. of enucleare, to remove kernels < e-, out + nucleus: see nucleus
adjective
Related Forms:
- enucleation enu′·clea′·tion noun
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