(n)a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix, Syn.vacuum aspiration
n. [ L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF. suction. See Suck, v. t. ] The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air. [ 1913 Webster ]
Suction chamber, the chamber of a pump into which the suction pipe delivers. -- Suction pipe, Suction valve, the induction pipe, and induction valve, of a pump, respectively. -- Suction pump, the common pump, in which the water is raised into the barrel by atmospheric pressure. See Illust. of Pump. [ 1913 Webster ]
[拔火罐, bá huǒ guàn, ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄢˋ]suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi 氣|气); suction chimney to make a stove draws#66119[Add to Longdo]