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Jackson-Pratt drain

Jackson-Pratt drain noun: a closed-suction medical device consisting of an internal drain connected to a grenade-shaped bulb via plastic tubing, commonly used for collecting bodily fluids from surgical sites.

Noun

Jackson-Pratt drain (plural Jackson-Pratt drains)

  1. A closed-suction medical device consisting of an internal drain connected to a grenade-shaped bulb via plastic tubing, commonly used for collecting bodily fluids from surgical sites.

Synonyms of Jackson-Pratt drain

Forms of Jackson-Pratt drain

pluralJackson-Pratt drains

Origin of Jackson-Pratt drain

Named after its inventors, Drs. Fredrick E. Jackson and Richard A. Pratt. First mentioned in publications of the early 1970s.

Questions about Jackson-Pratt drain

What does Jackson-Pratt drain mean?
Jackson-Pratt drain means a closed-suction medical device consisting of an internal drain connected to a grenade-shaped bulb via plastic tubing, commonly used for collecting bodily fluids from surgical sites.
What part of speech is Jackson-Pratt drain?
Jackson-Pratt drain is a noun.
What is the plural of Jackson-Pratt drain?
The plural of Jackson-Pratt drain is Jackson-Pratt drains.

Words near Jackson-Pratt drain in the dictionary

  1. Jackson's Arm
  2. Jackson's chameleon
  3. Jackson's chameleons
  4. Jackson's hartebeest
  5. Jackson-Meisenheimer complex
  6. Jackson-Pratt drain
  7. Jackson-Pratt drains
  8. Jackson-Weiss syndrome
  9. Jacksonesque
  10. jacksonian
  11. Jacksonian seizure

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