enucleate

A verb meaning to remove the nucleus from a cell, or in archaic usage, to explain or clarify something.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bedeutet, den Zellkern aus einer Zelle zu entfernen; in veraltetem Gebrauch auch etwas erklären oder erläutern.

1. Remove nucleus from a cell C2 formal medical

   To surgically or chemically remove the nucleus from a cell, often for research or therapeutic purposes.

   • The scientist enucleated the egg cell to prepare it for cloning.
   • Enucleated cells are used to study the role of the nucleus in cellular function.
   • The procedure to enucleate the oocyte was performed under a microscope.

   🇩🇪Zellkern entfernen

2. Remove a tumor or eye C2 formal medical

   To surgically remove a tumor or an eye from its surrounding capsule or socket.

   • The surgeon had to enucleate the eye due to severe trauma.
   • The tumor was enucleated without damaging surrounding healthy tissue.
   • Enucleation of the cyst was performed to prevent further complications.

   🇩🇪Tumor oder Auge entfernen

   Synonyme: exciseextirpateremove

• enucleated past participle
• enucleated past simple
• enucleating present participle
• enucleates third person singular