enucleate
verb
enu·cle·ate
(ˌ)ē-ˈnü-klē-ˌāt
-ˈnyü-
enucleated; enucleating
1
archaic
: explain
2
: to deprive of a nucleus
3
: to remove without cutting into
enucleate a tumor
enucleate the eyeball
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