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aspirator

noun as·pi·ra·tor \ˈas-pə-ˌrā-tər\

Definition of ASPIRATOR

:  an apparatus for producing suction or moving or collecting materials by suction; especially :  a hollow tubular instrument connected with a partial vacuum and used to remove fluid or tissue or foreign bodies from the body
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First Known Use of ASPIRATOR

1804

Rhymes with ASPIRATOR

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aspirator

noun as·pi·ra·tor \ˈas-pə-ˌrāt-ər\

Medical Definition of ASPIRATOR

:  an apparatus for producing suction or moving or collecting materials by suction; especially :  a hollow tubular instrument connected with a partial vacuum and used to remove fluid or tissue or foreign bodies from the body

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