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suction

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Definitions
noun

the act of sucking

noun

a force over an area produced by a pressure difference

verb

empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction

“suction the uterus in an abortion”

verb

remove or draw away by the force of suction

“the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs”

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