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noun
A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
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noun
An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
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Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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verb
To drain off excess fluid from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
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Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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History
From counter- + drain.
