: the act or process of removing secretions or fluids from hollow or tubular organs or cavities by means of a tube and a device (as a suction pump) that operates on negative pressure

SUCTION meaning: 1 : the act or process of removing the air, water, etc., from a space in order to pull something into that space or in order to cause something to stick to a surface; 2 : the force …

They suction the baby's mouth -- try to pump air into her lungs, holding a bag mask over her mouth.

When animals breathe, the diaphragm and muscles around the rib cage cause a change of volume in the lungs. The increased volume of the chest cavity decreases the pressure inside, …

1. To draw away or remove by the force of suction: suction fluid from the lungs. 2. To clean or evacuate (a body cavity, for example) by the force of suction.

Suction definition: To draw away or remove by the force of suction.

to draw out or remove by aspiration. A force acting on a fluid caused by difference in pressure between two regions, tending to make the fluid flow from the region of higher pressure to the …

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Suction is a force created when there's a difference in air pressure. When you use a straw to drink a milkshake, suction forces the delicious ice cream to move up into your mouth.

suction /ˈsʌkʃən/ n the act or process of sucking the force or condition produced by a pressure difference, as the force holding a suction cap onto a surface the act or process of producing …