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drainage Definition

drain·age (drānij)

noun

  1. the act, process, or method of draining
  2. a system of drains; arrangement of pipes, etc. for carrying off waste matter
  3. that which is drained off
  4. a region or area drained, as by a river

drainage Synonyms

drainage

n.

seepage, waste, bilge, waste water, drain water, sewerage, effluvium, effluent; see also trash 1.

drainage Usage Examples

Preposition: of

abscess: T he patient was taken to theater where drainage of the abscess was carried out.

Converse of object

impede: A: Series A Similar to Sherborne but with impeded drainage.

Adjective modifier

  • lymphatic: The substance follows the pathway of the lymphatic drainage.
  • percutaneous: Treatment is usually either by percutaneous drainage under ultrasound or CT guidance, or by formal operative drainage.
  • subglottic: This study has been included, looking only at the effect of subglottic drainage on the incidence of VAP.
  • venous: As a venous drainage in three patients a external jugular vein was used and in two facial vein.
  • foul: The disposal of foul drainage should be to the public foul sewerage system.
  • septic: COUNCIL TAX G SERVICES Mains electricity and water, septic tank drainage.

Modifies a noun

  • ditch: Drainage ditches need cleaning out from time to time.
  • basin: Figure 9 shows the ` inverted drainage basins ' of the surface.
  • trench: A hollow around the walls suggests a drainage trench.
  • pipe: You will soon reach a drainage pipe going up the wall.
  • gully: The ditch of Hut '2 ' was probably a drainage gully around the outside.
  • hole: Having created drainage holes, you must find ways of avoiding the compost being washed out of them!

Noun used with modifier

  • lymph: On offer is massage craniosacral therapy, Bowen technique and manual lymph drainage massage.
  • rainwater: There was another problem; George had built a wall separating Shirley House from the road and this caused problems with rainwater drainage.
  • abscess: Abscess drainage may be necessary for a number of indications, such as to relieve pressure symptoms.
  • subsoil: C: Isle Abbots Friable sandy loam on gravel on Oxford Clay, poor subsoil drainage.
  • highway: Water is directed to gullies on the highway drainage system by the road profile.
  • sub-surface: I'd be doing everything possible to ensure good sub-surface drainage too.