aspirator

noun

as·​pi·​ra·​tor ˈa-spə-ˌrā-tər How to pronounce aspirator (audio)
: 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

Examples of aspirator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Using themselves as bait, team members waited for mosquitoes to approach before hoovering them up with handheld aspirators, says study co-author Gong Cheng of Tsinghua University. Catherine Offord, science.org, 18 Apr. 2024 With the dim light available, two insects were sucked into an aspirator. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024 Provide relief to runny noses with these manual and electric nasal aspirators. Christin Perry, Parents, 10 May 2024 Step 3: Blow Out The Eggs Start with an unused nasal aspirator. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aspirator 

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Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aspirator was in 1800

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Cite this Entry

“Aspirator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspirator. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

aspirator

noun
as·​pi·​ra·​tor ˈas-pə-ˌrāt-ər How to pronounce aspirator (audio)
: an apparatus for producing suction or moving or collecting materials by suction

Medical Definition

aspirator

noun
as·​pi·​ra·​tor ˈas-pə-ˌrāt-ər How to pronounce aspirator (audio)
: 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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