1. the surgical removal of an organ or tumor, especially the eye, from its surrounding tissue
Usage: medical/surgical term
2. the removal of the nucleus from a cell
Usage: biology/cell biology term
3. the removal of the kernel or central part of something
Usage: general/figurative use

Examples

• The surgeon performed an enucleation to remove the diseased eye.
• Enucleation of the tumor was necessary to prevent further complications.
• In the laboratory, enucleation of the egg cell allowed researchers to study nuclear transplantation.
• The procedure of enucleation requires precision and careful handling of delicate tissues.
• After enucleation, the patient was fitted with a prosthetic eye.
• Scientists used enucleation techniques to create cloned embryos.