Suction drainage
suction drainage suc·tion drainage (sŭk’shən)
n.
The closed drainage of a cavity using a suction apparatus attached to a drainage tube.
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noun 1. the removal of fatty tissue by making a small incision in the skin, loosening the fat layer, and withdrawing it by suction.
- Suction-pump
noun 1. a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting essentially of a vertical cylinder in which a piston works up and down, both the cylinder and the pump having valves that control the flow of the fluid. suction pump noun 1. a pump for raising water or other fluid by suction. […]
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noun, Phonetics. 1. click1 (def 3). suction stop noun 1. (phonetics) another word for click (sense 3)
- Suction valve
noun 1. a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service Also called foot valve
- Suctorial
adjective 1. adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering. 2. having sucking organs; imbibing or adhering by suckers. 3. pertaining to or characterized by suction. adjective 1. specialized for sucking or adhering: the suctorial mouthparts of certain insects 2. relating to or possessing suckers or suction […]