- sump-Penrose drain
- a triple-lumen drain formed by placing a double-lumen tube within a Penrose drain.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
sump-Penrose drain
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drain — 1. To remove fluid from a cavity as it forms, e.g., to d. an abscess. 2. A device, usually in the shape of a tube or wick, for removing fluid as it collects in a cavity, especially a wound cavity. [A. S. drehnian, to draw off] cigarette d. a wick … Medical dictionary
