SUCTION

• (noun) the act of sucking

  synonyms : suck , 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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