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evacuative

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e⋅vac⋅u⋅a⋅tion

  [i-vak-yoo-ey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents.
2. Physiology. discharge, as of waste matter through the excretory passages, esp. from the bowels.
3. something evacuated or discharged.
4. the removal of persons or things from an endangered area.
5. clearance by removal of troops, equipment, etc.
6. the withdrawal or removal of troops, civilians, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME evacuacioun < LL ēvacuātion- (s. of ēvacuātiō). See evacuate, -ion

Related forms:
e⋅vac⋅u⋅a⋅tive  [i-vak-yoo-ey-tiv] , adjective
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e·vac·u·ate   (ĭ-vāk'yōō-āt')   
v.   e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates

v.   tr.

    1. To empty or remove the contents of.

    2. To create a vacuum in.

    3. To relinquish military possession or occupation of (a town, for example).

    4. To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area.

  2. To excrete or discharge waste matter from (the bowel, for example).

    1. To relinquish military possession or occupation of (a town, for example).

    2. To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area.

  4. To withdraw or depart from; vacate.

v.   intr.

  1. To withdraw from or vacate a place or area, especially as a protective measure.

  2. To excrete waste matter from the body.


[Middle English evacuaten, from Latin ēvacuāre, ēvacuāt-, to empty out : ē-, ex-, ex- + vacuus, empty (from vacāre, to be empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots).]
e·vac'u·a'tive adj., e·vac'u·a'tor n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: evac·u·a·tion
Pronunciation: i-"vak-y&-'wA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of evacuating
2 : something evacuated or discharged
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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evacuation e·vac·u·a·tion (ĭ-vāk'y&oomacr;-ā'shən)
n.
Discharge of waste materials from the excretory passages of the body, especially from the bowels.

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