aspirator

/'æspəreitə/
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aspirator

A scientist uses an aspirator to filter a liquid sample.

Definition

Noun: 1. A device that uses suction to draw air, gas, or liquid from a cavity or surface: An aspirator is typically a pump or similar apparatus that creates a partial vacuum to remove substances by suction. 2. A medical or laboratory instrument for removing fluids or secretions by suction: In medical contexts, it often refers to a small, hand-operated pump used to clear airways or remove bodily fluids.

Usage Examples
  • The dentist used an aspirator to remove saliva from the patient's mouth during the procedure.
  • In the chemistry lab, a water-jet aspirator is commonly used to create a vacuum for filtration.
  • The emergency kit included a portable aspirator for clearing a blocked airway.
Advanced Usage
  • Surgical Aspirator: A specialized, often electric, medical device used in surgeries to remove blood, bodily fluids, or debris from the operative field.
    • The neurosurgeon used a high-precision surgical aspirator during the delicate operation.
  • Nasal Aspirator: A small, manual device, often with a bulb, used to gently suction mucus from an infant's nose.
    • Many parents keep a bulb aspirator handy when their baby has a cold.
Variants and Related Words
  • Aspirate (verb): To draw (fluid or a foreign object) into the respiratory tract by inhaling; or to remove (a fluid or gas) by suction.
    • It is dangerous to aspirate food into the lungs.
    • The doctor will aspirate the fluid from the cyst.
  • Aspiration (noun): The act of breathing in or drawing something in by suction; also, a strong desire or ambition.
    • Pulmonary aspiration can cause pneumonia. (medical)
    • She has aspirations to become a director. (ambition)
Synonyms
  • Suction pump
  • Extractor
  • Medical suction device
Related Phrases
  • Vacuum Aspirator: An aspirator that uses a vacuum pump as its source of suction.
    • The laboratory's vacuum aspirator is connected to a central system.
  • To be placed on an aspirator: A phrase indicating a patient requires suction support.
    • Following the surgery, the patient was placed on an aspirator to manage secretions.
aspirator

A scientist uses an aspirator to filter a liquid sample.

Noun
  1. a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid