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drain⋅age

  [drey-nij]
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–noun
1. the act or process of draining.
2. a system of drains, artificial or natural.
3. drainage basin.
4. something that is drained off.
5. Surgery. the drainage of fluids, as bile, urine, etc., from the body, or of pus and other diseased products from a wound.
Origin:
1645–55; drain + -age
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drain·age   (drā'nĭj)   
n.  

  1. The action or a method of draining.

  2. A system of drains.

  3. Something that is drained off.

  4. Medicine The removal of fluid or purulent material from a wound or body cavity.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: drain·age
Pronunciation: 'drA-nij
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of drawing off fluids from a cavity or wound by means ofsuction or gravity
2 : a process of releasing internal conflicts or pent-up feelings (as hostility or guilt)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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drainage drain·age (drā'nĭj)
n.
The removal of fluid or purulent material from a wound or body cavity.

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drainage

in agriculture, the artificial removal of water from land; drainage is employed in the reclamation of wetlands, in the prevention of erosion, and as a concomitant of irrigation in the agriculture of arid regions

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