Definitions of Aspirator [ˈæs pəˌreɪ tər]

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Definition of 'Aspirator'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) aspirator
an apparatus employing suction.

2. aspirator
a suction pump that operates by the pressure differential created by the high-speed flow of a fluid past an intake orifice.

3. aspirator
a suction instrument used in aspirating fluids from the body.

Etymology: (1860–65)

Definition of 'Aspirator'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) aspirator
a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid

Definition of 'Aspirator'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Aspirator
an apparatus for passing air or gases through or over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed vessel, by means of suction

2. (noun) Aspirator
an instrument for the evacuation of the fluid contents of tumors or collections of blood

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