aspirator
noun
as·pi·ra·tor
ˈa-spə-ˌrā-tər 
: 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
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Step 3: Blow Out The Eggs Start with an unused nasal aspirator.
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Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024
Use the nasal aspirator and press it firmly against the top hole.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024
If the idea of sucking your baby’s snot out grosses you out, Frida Baby also offers an electric aspirator that will do the dirty work for you, though Amazon reviewers tend to favor the manual version.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 8 Jan. 2024
Nasal aspirator Try using nasal saline and then use a nasal aspirator to remove the mucous in younger toddlers.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
Start with an unused nasal aspirator.
—Rachael Lagarde Walker, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2021
Connected to the hydro aspirator via a rubber hose, this long, hollow rod is inserted into the abdomen and organs to drain them of remaining fluids.
—Eleanor Cummins, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023
The nurse removed the instrument and inserted a manual vacuum aspirator, a syringe-like device.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2022
That suction is stronger and easier to control than the old aspirator bulbs, leading to faster, more complete relief for a congested baby.
—Sabrina Rojas Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 8 Dec. 2021
Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024
Use the nasal aspirator and press it firmly against the top hole.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024
If the idea of sucking your baby’s snot out grosses you out, Frida Baby also offers an electric aspirator that will do the dirty work for you, though Amazon reviewers tend to favor the manual version.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 8 Jan. 2024
Nasal aspirator Try using nasal saline and then use a nasal aspirator to remove the mucous in younger toddlers.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
Start with an unused nasal aspirator.
—Rachael Lagarde Walker, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2021
Connected to the hydro aspirator via a rubber hose, this long, hollow rod is inserted into the abdomen and organs to drain them of remaining fluids.
—Eleanor Cummins, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023
The nurse removed the instrument and inserted a manual vacuum aspirator, a syringe-like device.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2022
That suction is stronger and easier to control than the old aspirator bulbs, leading to faster, more complete relief for a congested baby.
—Sabrina Rojas Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 8 Dec. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1800, in the meaning defined above
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aspirator
noun
as·pi·ra·tor
ˈas-pə-ˌrāt-ər
: an apparatus for producing suction or moving or collecting materials by suction
Medical Definition
aspirator
noun
as·pi·ra·tor
ˈas-pə-ˌrāt-ər
: 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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