: the act or process of removing secretions or fluids from hollow or tubular organs or cavities by means of a tube and a device (as a suction pump) that operates on negative pressure

They suction the baby's mouth -- try to pump air into her lungs, holding a bag mask over her mouth.

Suction is the day-to-day term for the movement of gases or liquids along a pressure gradient with the implication that the movement occurs because the lower pressure pulls the gas or liquid.

SUCTION meaning: 1 : the act or process of removing the air, water, etc., from a space in order to pull something into that space or in order to cause something to stick to a surface; 2 : the force with …

1. To draw away or remove by the force of suction: suction fluid from the lungs. 2. To clean or evacuate (a body cavity, for example) by the force of suction.

Suction definition: To draw away or remove by the force of suction.

SUCTION definition: the act, process, or condition of sucking. sucking. See examples of suction used in a sentence.

Suction is the flow of a fluid into a partial vacuum, or region of low pressure. The pressure gradient between this region and the ambient pressure will propel matter toward the low pressure area.

Definition of suction noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

suction /ˈsʌkʃən/ n the act or process of sucking the force or condition produced by a pressure difference, as the force holding a suction cap onto a surface the act or process of producing such a …