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deroof

verb

Etymology

From de- + roof.

  1. inherited from *hrōfą✻ — “roof”
  2. inherited from hrōf — “roof, ceiling; top, summit; heaven, sky”
  3. inherited from rof
  4. prefixed as deroof — “de + roof”

Definitions

  1. 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.

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