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Suction is the day-to-day term for
forces experienced by
objects that are
exposed to the
movement of
gases or
liquids moving along a
pressure gradient...
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plain suction dredger has no tool at the end of the
suction pipe to
disturb the material. A
trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD)
trails its
suction pipe...
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Wangensteen suction apparatus is a
modified siphon that
maintains constant negative pressure. Used on a
duodenal tube, it
relieves gastric and intestinal...
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using vacuuming.
Suction excavators are
meant to be more non-destructive than
regular excavators. The
suction excavator uses
suction fans for the airflow...
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create suction.
Suction may be used to
clear the
airway of blood, saliva, vomit, or
other secretions so that a
patient may breathe.
Suctioning can prevent...
- A
suction cup, also
known as a sucker, is a
device or
object that uses the
negative fluid pressure of air or
water to
adhere to
nonporous surfaces, creating...
- The
Yankauer suction tip (/jeɪŋˈkaʊr/) is an oral
suctioning tool used in
medical procedures. It is
typically a firm
plastic suction tip with a large...
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Vacuum or
suction aspiration is a
procedure that uses a
vacuum source to
remove an
embryo or
fetus through the cervix. The
procedure is
performed to induce...
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Cupping therapy is a form of
pseudoscience in
which a
local suction is
created on the skin with the
application of
heated cups. As
alternative medicine...
- The bank
effect (channel effect, bank
suction, bank cushion,
stern suction, ship-bank interaction) is the
tendency of the
stern of a ship to
swing toward...
