self-enucleation

US/ˈsɛlf.ə.nuk.liˌai.ʃən/

noun

The self-inflicted removal of one or both of one's own eyes.

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Meanings

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

plural self-enucleations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe self-inflicted removal of one or both of one's own eyes.

Origin

From self- + enucleation.

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APA

self-enucleation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-enucleation

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“self-enucleation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-enucleation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-enucleation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-enucleation.

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