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Penrose drain

Penrose drain noun: a flexible rubber tube used to prevent the buildup of fluid during surgery.

Noun

Penrose drain (plural Penrose drains)

  1. A flexible rubber tube used to prevent the buildup of fluid during surgery.

Forms of Penrose drain

pluralPenrose drains

Origin of Penrose drain

Named after American gynecologist Charles Bingham Penrose (1862–1925).

Questions about Penrose drain

What does Penrose drain mean?
Penrose drain means a flexible rubber tube used to prevent the buildup of fluid during surgery.
What part of speech is Penrose drain?
Penrose drain is a noun.
What is the plural of Penrose drain?
The plural of Penrose drain is Penrose drains.

Words near Penrose drain in the dictionary

  1. Penrith
  2. Penrod
  3. Penrose
  4. Penrose diagram
  5. Penrose diagrams
  6. Penrose drain
  7. Penrose drains
  8. Penrose mechanism
  9. Penrose process
  10. Penrose staircase
  11. Penrose staircases

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