n 1  :  the act or process of drawing off fluids from a cavity or wound by means of suction or gravity  2  :  a process of releasing internal conflicts or pent-up feelings (as hostility or guilt) .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hy·dran·gea 
 
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