verb
- removes or extracts something completely, especially by surgical removal
- explains or makes clear by removing obscurities
Usage: medical; technical
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The surgeon enucleates the tumor from the surrounding tissue.
- The ophthalmologist enucleates the damaged eye to prevent infection.
- The pathologist carefully enucleates the specimen for examination.
- The scholar enucleates the complex philosophical argument.
- She enucleates the main points from the lengthy document.
- The teacher enucleates difficult concepts for her students.