Usually means: Surgical removal of the eyeball.
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▸ noun:  (medicine, rare) The enucleation of the eyeball.

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enucleation, ophthalmotomy, ectomy, keratonyxis, oocytectomy, orbitotomy, operculectomy, vitrectomy, ungiectomy, blepharectomy, more...

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enucleation, ophthalmotomy, ectomy, keratonyxis, oocytectomy, orbitotomy, operculectomy, vitrectomy, ungiectomy, blepharectomy, more...



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