e·vac·u·ate ( -v k y - t )v. 1. To empty or remove the contents of. 2. To excrete or discharge waste matter, especially of the bowels. |
evacuate
[ivak′yo̅o̅·āt]
Etymology: L, evacuare, to empty
1 v, to discharge or to remove a substance from a cavity, space, organ, or tract of the body.
2 n, a substance discharged or removed from the body, such as evacuation of stool. evacuation, n.
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