marsupialize (English, verb)
expansion: marsupialize (third-person singular simple present marsupializes, present participle marsupializing, simple past and past participle marsupialized)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: 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:
form: marsupializes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: marsupializing
tags: participle
present
form: marsupialized
tags: participle
past
form: marsupialized
tags: past
form: marsupialise
tags: alternative