enucleation
noun
enucleation is spelled E-N-U-C-L-E-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, enucleation means “The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of enucleation is enucleations.
How many letters and syllables are in enucleation?
| Letters | 11: E-N-U-C-L-E-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is enucleation?
Enucleation appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of enucleation
- enucleations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enucleation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.
- 2
The removal of the nuclear body of a cell.
- 3
Explanation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does enucleation come from?
From Latin ēnucleātus, perfect passive participle of ēnucleō (“to remove the kernel, stone, etc. from (a fruit, grape)”). Equivalent to enucleate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).