Deroof
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Deroof is a verb meaning (transitive) To remove part of the outer wall of (a cyst, etc.) to aid healing.
Meaning
(transitive) To remove part of the outer wall of (a cyst, etc.) to aid healing.
Example Sentences
The patient was managed by a combination of preoperative and postoperative antihelminthic therapy along with laparotomy, cyst deroofing, toileting and omentoplasty.
Word Forms
- deroofs
- deroofing
- deroofed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include debride, deroach, resection, decyst, deglove, decorticate.
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