marsupialization

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounmarsupialization (usually uncountable, plural marsupializations)

plural marsupializations

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineThe 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.

Origin

From marsupial + -ization.

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Translations

German Marsupialisation
  • Marsupialisationsurgical technique
Italian marsupializzazione
  • marsupializzazionesurgical technique
Polish marsupializacja
  • marsupializacjasurgical technique
Russian марсупиализация
  • марсупиализация (marsupializacija)surgical technique
Spanish marsupialización
  • marsupializaciónsurgical technique
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APA

marsupialization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsupialization

MLA

“marsupialization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsupialization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marsupialization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsupialization.

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