noun
Usage: usually capitalized W
Etymology: after Owen H. Wangensteen b 1898 American surgeon
: a method of draining fluid or secretions from body cavities (as the stomach) by means of an apparatus that operates on negative pressure
noun
Usage: usually capitalized W
Etymology: after Owen H. Wangensteen b 1898 American surgeon
: a method of draining fluid or secretions from body cavities (as the stomach) by means of an apparatus that operates on negative pressure
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012