marsupialize

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verb

To convert (e.g. a cyst) into a pouch and suture to the nearby tissue, to make a permanent wide opening to the exterior to allow successful drainage.

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Meanings

verbmarsupialize (third-person singular simple present marsupializes, present participle marsupializing, simple past and past participle marsupialized)

present singular third person marsupializes · participle present marsupializing · participle past marsupialized · past marsupialized · alternative marsupialise

  1. medicineTo convert (e.g. a cyst) into a pouch and suture to the nearby tissue, to make a permanent wide opening to the exterior to allow successful drainage.

Origin

From marsupial + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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