| suction |
remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs" a force over an area produced by a pressure difference empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion" sucking: the act of sucking
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
|---|---|
| suction curettage |
a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| suction |
Applying a partial vacuum to draw air or fluid in the direction of the partial vacuum, eg, applying suction to a tube that is passed into the lungs to remove mucus build-up.
Ãâó: www.spinalnet.co.uk/EEndCom/GBCON/homepage.nsf/0/C...
|
| suction |
Removal of mucous and fluid from the nose, mouth or endotracheal tube.
Ãâó: www.providence.org/alaska/tchap/glossary/S.htm
|
| suction |
A lowering of pressure in a confined space causing a fluid to enter, or one body to adhere to another, under atmospheric pressure.
Ãâó: www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary/glossary_S.htm
|