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Meaning of ASPIRATOR

Pronunciation:  'aspu`reytur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\As"pi*ra`tor\, n.
1. (Chem.) An apparatus for passing air or gases through or
   over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed
   vessel, by means of suction.
2. (Med.) An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid
   contents of tumors or collections of blood.
 

 

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