Surgical removal of something without cutting into it

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Enucleation \E*nu`cle*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]nucl['e]ation.] The act of enucleating; elucidation; exposition. Neither sir, nor water, nor food, seem directly to contribute anything to the enucleation of this disease. --Tooke.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Enucleation in general refers to removing the nucleus of something. In particular, it may refer to: Surgery: Enucleation (surgery) - as a general surgical technique Enucleation of the eye It may also refer to: Enucleation (microbiology) - removing the nuclear ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. surgical removal of something without cutting into it; "the enucleation of the tumor"

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context surgery English) The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors. 2 (context microbiology English) The removal of the nuclear body of a cell.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, noun of action from verb enucleate (1540s), from Latin enucleatus "pure, clean," past participle of enucleare "to lay open, explain in detail," literally "to remove the kernel from" (see ex- + nucleus ). Mostly figurative in Latin (the notion is ...