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suction
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suction
1. the force or condition produced by a pressure difference, as the force holding a suction cap onto a surface
2. the act or process of producing such a force or condition
suction
1. In plastering, the absorption of water from a plaster finish coat by the base coat (or the base, such as block or gypsum lath), thus providing a better bond and causing it to adhere to the base coat.
2. The adhesion of mortar to bricks.
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Incorporating reusable stainless steel suction tips instead of the throwaway plastic HVE tips not only saves waste, it saves money--$170 a year, (enough to pay for a very nice lunch for the whole dental team) while diverting significant waste from the landfill.
Reuse by Pockrass, Fred; Pockrass, Ina / Access
The foreign body was easily removed with a 3-Fr suction tip.
Foreign body in the external auditory canal by Burton, Mary; Gadre, Arun K. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Sage Products manufactures both drug products, including various oral rinse products and skin cloths, and devices, such as suction tip catheters.
Sage Products lacks product quality and safety assurance by Mashaw, Rebecca / Validation Times
 
 
 
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