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2discharge

noun dis·charge \ˈdis(h)-ˌchärj, dis(h)-ˈ\

Medical Definition of DISCHARGE

1
:  the act of relieving of something <discharge of a repressed impulse>
2
:  release from confinement, custody, or care <returned to work the day after discharge from the hospital>
3
:  something that is emitted or evacuated <a purulent discharge from a wound> <a thick white vaginal discharge>

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