enucleate

e·nu·cle·ate  (-nkl-t, -ny-)

tr.v. e·nu·cle·at·ed, e·nu·cle·at·ing, e·nu·cle·ates

1. Medicine To remove (a tumor or eye, for example) whole from an enveloping cover or sac.

2. Biology To remove the nucleus of.

3. Archaic To explain; elucidate.

adj. Biology (-t, -t)

Lacking a nucleus.

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[Latin nuclere, nuclet-, to take out the kernel : -, ex-, ex- + nucleus, kernel; see nucleus.]

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e·nucle·ation n.

e·nucle·ator n.

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enucleate

vb [ɪˈnjuːklɪˌeɪt] (tr)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology to remove the nucleus from (a cell)

2. (Medicine / Surgery) Surgery to remove (a tumour or other structure) from its capsule without rupturing it

3. Archaic to explain or disclose

adj [ɪˈnjuːklɪɪt -ˌeɪt]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of cells) deprived of their nuclei

[from Latin ēnūcleāre to remove the kernel, from nūcleus kernel]

enucleation  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	enucleate - remove the nucleus from (a cell) biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
	2.	enucleate - remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"