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Absonderung

secretion, discharge

noun ap-ZON-der-oong Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

isolation, segregation

Usage Note

Absonderung refers to bodily secretions such as mucus or pus, as well as the medical isolation of infectious patients. Absondern means to secrete or to separate; the noun is used in both clinical and lay contexts.

Examples

"Die Absonderung aus der Wunde war ein Zeichen einer Infektion."

Natural Translation

The discharge from the wound was a sign of infection.

Literal Translation

The secretion from the wound was a sign of an infection.

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