Marsupialization

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From marsupial + -ization.

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