suction curettage
vacuum aspiration | a method of induced abortion, prior to the th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix |
liposuction
suction lipectomy | lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction |
| gastric lavage | washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater solution, removes blood or poisons, when the doctor ordered a gastric lavage the hospital pumped out my stomach |
sucking
suck
suction | the act of sucking |
listening watch
continuous receiver watch | a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch |
gizzard
ventriculus
gastric mill | thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food |
| suction cup | a cup-shaped device (made of rubber, glass, or plastic) that produces a partial vacuum, used to adhere or draw something to a surface |
| suction pump | a pump for raising fluids by suction |
| gastric smear | alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the stomach |
gastric artery
arteria gastrica | the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach |
right gastric artery
ateria gastrica dextra | a branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvature |
left gastric artery
arteria gastrica sinistra | a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus |
short gastric artery
arteria gastrica breves
vasa brevis | several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach |
gastric vein
vena gastrica | one of several veins draining the stomach walls |
left gastric vein
vena gastrica sinistra | arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia, runs in the lesser omentum, empties into the portal vein |
pyloric vein
right gastric vein
vena gastrica-dextra | receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein |
gastric juice
gastric acid | digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase |
steady state theory
continuous creation theory | (cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other, the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the big bang theory |
suction stop
click | a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) |
| suction | a force over an area produced by a pressure difference |
| gastric digestion | the process of breaking down proteins by the action of the gastric juice in the stomach |
progressive
progressive tense
imperfect
imperfect tense
continuous tense | a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going |
| gastric ulcer | a peptic ulcer of the stomach |
antacid
gastric antacid
alkalizer
alkaliser
antiacid | an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) |
| suction | empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction, suction the uterus in an abortion |
| suction | remove or draw away by the force of suction, the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs |
| continuous uninterrupted | continuing in time or space without interruption, a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light- James Jeans, a continuous bout of illness lasting six months, lived in continuous fear, a continuous row of warehouses, a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it, moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks |
| continuous | of a function or curve, extending without break or irregularity |
gastric
stomachic
stomachal | relating to or involving the stomach, gastric ulcer |