marsupializev.
/mɑːˈs(j)uːpɪəlʌɪz/, U.S. /mɑrˈsupiəˌlaɪz/ Surgery.
transitive. To convert (a cyst, abscess, or other cavity) into a pouch by making a permanent wide opening to the exterior.
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1899 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 23 Dec. 102 The operator managed to marsupialise the edges of the pouch, which was drained through the abdominal wall with gauze.
1966 Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynaecol. 73 1010/1 Drainage followed by an attempt to marsupialize the cyst or abscess cavity has become an established method of treatment for Bartholin cysts or abscesses.
1998 Austral. Vet. Jrnl. 76 664 The abscess was marsupialised to the ventral body wall.
Derivatives
marˈsupialized adj.
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1966 H. C. Killey & L. W. Kay Benign Cystic Lesions of Jaws ii. 21 Contrast medium can also be utilised..to follow the progress of regression of a marsupialised cavity.
1993 Jrnl. Urol. 150 171 Transient obstruction at the marsupialized window illustrated the importance of using omental or epiploic fat to maintain patency.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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