aspirator

[as-puh-rey-ter]

as·pi·ra·tor

[as-puh-rey-ter]
noun
1.
an apparatus or device employing suction.
2.
Hydraulics. a suction pump that operates by the pressure differential created by the high-speed flow of a fluid past an intake orifice.
3.
Medicine/Medical. an instrument for removing body fluids by suction.

Origin:
1860–65; aspirate + -or2
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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aspirator (ˈæspɪˌreɪtə)
 
n
a device employing suction, such as a jet pump or one for removing fluids from a body cavity

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aspirator as·pi·ra·tor (ās'pə-rā'tər)
n.
An apparatus for removing fluid from a body cavity, consisting usually of a hollow needle and a cannula, connected by tubing to a container in which a vacuum is created by a syringe or a suction pump.

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