deroof

Etymology

From de- + roof.

deroof means to remove part of the outer wall of (a cyst, etc.) to aid healing. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

verb

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.”