The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air.
Applying a partial vacuum to draw air or fluid in the direction of the partial vacuum, e.g., applying suction to a tube that is passed into the lungs to remove mucus build-up.
Method of extraction or removal of the baby from the birth canal using vacuum.
A partial vacuum resulting from wind loads on a building which cause a load in the outward direction. Tapered Member - A built up plate member consisting of flanges welded to a variable depth web.
Removal of mucous and fluid from the nose, mouth or endotracheal tube.
a procedure to remove mucus and secretions from the lungs or stomach.
Removal of secretions from the nose or throat or from an endotracheal tube using a small plastic tube connected to a vacuum outlet.
See Initial Rate of Absorption.
remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"
or vacuum boxes - placed under the end of the wire on a Fourdrinier to draw out the water from the pulp or paper passing over them.
the act of drawing up or out.
The absorptive capacity of a substrate or stucco surface, where the surface will draw moisture from the wet plaster applied to the substrate.
Describes the process by which excess mucous is removed from the nose, mouth and (in the case of a ventilator dependent baby) the lungs. A rigid tube (yankeuer [yon'ker]) or a catheter is attached to a vacuum source and is then used to suck out the mucous.
Drawing, extracting, or pulling natural gas/coal bed methane.
Provides suspension by means of negative pressure/vacuum in a socket; achieved by forcing air out of the socket through a one-way valve when donning and using the prosthesis.
This is the pressure created by the motor within the vacuum cleaner that allows it to pick up dirt.
Removal of gas or fluid (secretions) by mechanical means.
The production of a vacuum or partial vacuum, in a cavity or over a surface, so that the external atmospheric pressure forces the surrounding fluid into the cavity or causes something to adhere to the surface.
Suction is the creation of a partial vacuum, or region of low pressure. The pressure gradient between this region and the ambient pressure will propel matter toward the low pressure area. Physicists consider the notion of "suction" to be specious, since vacuums do not innately attract matter.