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Eye Enucleation MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Eye Enucleation
Tree Number(s)
E04.540.429
Unique ID
D015353
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015353
Annotation
do not confuse with EYE EVISCERATION
Scope Note
The surgical removal of the eyeball leaving the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact.
Entry Term(s)
Enucleation Surgery
Enucleation Technique
NLM Classification #
WW 168
Previous Indexing
Eye/surgery (1966-1988)
Public MeSH Note
89; ENUCLEATION, EYE was see EYE ENUCLEATION 1989-92
Online Note
use EYE ENUCLEATON to search ENUCLEATION, EYE 1989-92
History Note
89; ENUCLEATION, EYE was see EYE ENUCLEATION 1989-92
Date Introduced
1989/01/01
Last Updated
2019/02/22
Eye Enucleation Preferred
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