marsupialization

English

Etymology

marsupial +‎ -ization

Noun

marsupialization (usually uncountable, plural marsupializations)

1. (surgery) 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.

Related terms

• marsupialize

Translations

surgical technique

• German: Marsupialisation
• Italian: marsupializzazione
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: марсупиализация (marsupializacija)
• Spanish: marsupialización