marsupialization
- noun
- /mɑrˌsuːpiəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- After suffering from a painful abscess, the patient underwent marsupialization to facilitate continuous drainage.
Examples
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Renal cysts can be managed by percutaneous aspiration with or without injection of sclerosing agents, marsupialization, and laparoscopic/open surgery.
Academic text (2007) -
The patient was later brought back to our institution for removal of the epidermoid, which was accomplished with an image-guided endoscopic sphenoidotomy and marsupialization of the lesion.
Academic text (2006) -
Aspiration, incision and drainage, and marsupialization are associated with a higher risk of recurrence.
Academic text (2003) -
Nine of these patients (23.7%) were being treated for recurrences following management (e.g., simple aspiration, excision, marsupialization, etc.) at other hospitals.
Academic text (2003) -
The sphenoid sinus tumor in our patient represented a greater threat in that the only surgical option was transnasal endoscopic sphenoidotomy with marsupialization of the tumor.
Academic text (2006) -
They range from the minimally invasive endoscopic needle aspiration to more involved procedures such as marsupialization, extended ventriculotomy, and the open laryngofissure approach.
Academic text (2009) -
They include cold-knife excision, cryosurgery, marsupialization, laser excision, and intralesional injection of OK-432.
Academic text (2003) -
During the surgical procedure, the doctor performed marsupialization to ensure proper drainage of the cyst.
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The team discussed various options for treatment, including marsupialization to address the issue of the recurring cyst.
Synonyms
An action by doctors or dentists to check, treat and prevent health problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
marsupialization = marsupialize (semi-transparent) = marsupial + ize + ation
The verb 'marsupialize' is transparently formed from 'marsupial' + '-ize', but the final noun denotes a specialized surgical procedure, making it only partly inferable for a general learner.
Etymology
Marsupialization comes from the Latin word marsupium, meaning 'pouch', and shares the same root as marsupial, animals like kangaroos that carry young in a pouch. In medicine it means making a small 'pouch' or open space so a cyst or abscess can drain and heal, which is why the name fits the procedure.