self-enucleation

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ enucleation.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɛlf.ə.nuk.liˌai.ʃən/
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Noun

self-enucleation (countable and uncountable, plural self-enucleations)

  1. (medicine) The self-inflicted removal of one or both of one's own eyes.