deroof en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + roof.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove part of the outer wall of (a cyst, etc.) to aid healing.
The patient was managed by a combination of preoperative and postoperative antihelminthic therapy along with laparotomy, cyst deroofing, toileting and omentoplasty.
2013 August 2, Nishchit Hegde, Bharati Hiremath, “Primary peritoneal hydatidosis”, in BMJ Case Reports, volume 2013, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deroofed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deroofed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| deroofing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deroofs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |