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 |
sucking suck suction | the act of sucking |
herpes simplex herpes simplex virus | a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system |
herpes simplex HS HSV- HSV-I | a herpes virus that causes oral herpes |
herpes simplex HS HSV- HSV-II | a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes |
mormon cricket Anabrus simplex | large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States |
strainer | a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through |
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 |
tea-strainer | a device to keep back tea leaves when pouring a cup of tea |
strawberry strawberry mark hemangioma simplex | a soft red birthmark |
soup-strainer toothbrush | slang for a mustache |
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 |
luffa dishcloth gourd sponge gourd rag gourd strainer vine | any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits, grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge |
Chinese parasol tree Chinese parasol Japanese varnish tree phoenix tree Firmiana simplex | deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods |
herpes simplex | an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus, affects the skin and nervous system, produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes |
herpes simplex encephalitis herpes encephalitis acute inclusion body encephalitis | common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex , usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes |
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 |
simplex | allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time, simplex system |
simplex | having only one part or element, a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like `boy' compared with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat' |