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marsupialize

marsupialize 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.

Verb

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

  1. 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.

Forms of marsupialize

third-person singular presentmarsupializes
present participlemarsupializing
past participlemarsupialized
pastmarsupialized
alternative formmarsupialise

Origin of marsupialize

From marsupial + -ize.

Questions about marsupialize

What does marsupialize mean?
Marsupialize means 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.
What part of speech is marsupialize?
Marsupialize is a verb.
What is the past tense of marsupialize?
The past tense of marsupialize is marsupialized.

Words near marsupialize in the dictionary

  1. marsupialiforms
  2. marsupialisation
  3. marsupialisations
  4. marsupialization
  5. marsupializations
  6. marsupialize
  7. marsupialized
  8. marsupializes
  9. marsupializing
  10. marsupialoid
  11. marsupialoids

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