About The Word Enucleate
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Enucleate
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What's The Definition Of Enucleate?
[v] medicine:remove from an enveloping sac or cover; as of a tumor or an eye
[v] biology: remove the nucleus from (a cell) Synonyms | Synonyms for Enucleate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Enucleate: See Also | remove | take | take away | withdraw Enucleate In Webster's Dictionary \E*nu"cle*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enucleated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Enucleating}.] [L. enucleatus, p. p. of
enucleare to enucleate; e out + nucleus kernel.]
1. To bring or peel out, as a kernel from its enveloping
husks its enveloping husks or shell.
2. (Med.) To remove without cutting (as a tumor).
3. To bring to light; to make clear. --Sclater (1654).
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