{"id":87994,"date":"2021-03-05T06:35:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T06:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=87994"},"modified":"2023-09-18T10:51:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T10:51:53","slug":"enucleation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/enucleation\/","title":{"rendered":"Enucleation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The surgical removal of all of a tumour.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The surgical removal of the whole eyeball.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Surgical removal of a whole tumor or whole organ (e.g., the eyeball).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Surgical procedure to remove the entire structure of the eye from the orbit due to trauma or a tumor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A surgical operation in which an organ, tumor, or cyst is completely removed. In ophthalmology it is an operation in which the eyeball is removed but the other structures in the socket (e.g. eye muscles) are left in place. 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