enucleation
enucleation (i-new-kli-ay-shŏn) n. the complete removal of an organ, tumour, or cyst leaving surrounding structures intact. In ophthalmology it is an operation in which the eyeball is removed but the other structures in the socket are left in place prior to fitting an artificial eye.
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