stomach-pump
Definition
Noun: A medical instrument used to remove the contents of the stomach, typically by suction or syringing, often in cases of poisoning or drug overdose.
Usage Examples
- (A medical device for gastric lavage.)
- (The instrument is stored for emergency use.)
Advanced Usage
- "to apply a stomach-pump": to use the instrument to perform gastric lavage.
- The paramedic applied a stomach-pump to the unconscious patient. (The paramedic used the device to remove stomach contents.)
Variants and Related Words
- Stomach-pumping (n): the process or act of using a stomach-pump.
- Stomach-pumping is a common emergency procedure for poisoning. (The medical procedure itself.)
- Gastric lavage (n): a synonym for the procedure of washing out the stomach with a tube, often using a stomach-pump.
- Gastric lavage is performed with a specialized stomach-pump. (The medical term for the procedure.)
Synonyms
- Gastric pump: a less common synonym for the same instrument.
- Stomach tube: a flexible tube used for similar purposes, though not always with suction.
Related Idioms
- "to pump someone's stomach": to use a stomach-pump on someone.
- The doctors had to pump his stomach after he ingested the poison. (They performed gastric lavage using the instrument.)