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SUCTION

\sˈʌkʃən], \sˈʌkʃən], \s_ˈʌ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of SUCTION

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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empty or clean by the force of suction, as of a body cavity; "suction the uterus in an abortion"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The removal of secretions, gas or fluid from hollow or tubular organs or cavities by means of a tube and a device that acts on negative pressure.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act or process of drawing a fluid into an empty space by removing the air.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The act or process of sucking, aspiration.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Act or power of sucking: act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Act of sucking.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The act of sucking.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

The act of sucking or drawing a liquid into the mouth or a pipe.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The act of drawing into the mouth or into a pipe, which is effected by removing the pressure of the air.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Latin] Act of sucking or drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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