Understanding the meaning of suction

suction

/'səkʃən/

noun
the act of sucking
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Similar:

suck sucking

type of:
uptake consumption intake ingestion
noun
a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
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type of:
pressure pressure level force per unit area
verb
empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction
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"suction the uterus in an abortion"

type of:
void empty evacuate
verb
remove or draw away by the force of suction
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"the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"

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