suction

Noun
  1. A force over an area produced by a pressure difference (synset 111537927)
    is a type of: force per unit area, pressure, pressure level - the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
  2. The act of sucking (synset 100844353)
    is a type of: consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
    same as: suck, sucking
Verb
  1. Remove or draw away by the force of suction (synset 201858665)
    "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"
    verb group: suction - empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction
  2. Empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction (synset 200073337)
    "suction the uterus in an abortion"
    referred to in: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
    is a type of: empty, evacuate, void - excrete or discharge from the body
    verb group: suction - remove or draw away by the force of suction

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