| evacuant | Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic. <medicine> A purgative or cathartic. Origin: L.evacuans, -antis, p. Pr. Of evacuare: cf. F. Evacuant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| evacuate | To let blood Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| evacuation | An emptying, as of the bowels. Origin: L. Evacuatio = to empty (11 Nov 1997) |
| evacuator | A mechanical evacuant; an instrument for the removal of fluid or small particles from a body cavity, or of impacted faeces from the rectum. Ellik evacuator, a special instrument with glass receptacle, latex or plastic bulb, and flexible tubing, used to evacuate tissue fragments, blood clots, or calculi from the urinary bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |