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 |
| neural tube | a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop |
harpy harpy bat
tube-nosed bat
tube-nosed fruit bat | any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes |
| tube foot | tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration |
| acorn tube | a small vacuum tube, used at high frequencies |
air filter
air cleaner | a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it |
air pump
vacuum pump | a pump that moves air in or out of something |
| bathroom cleaner | a preparation for cleaning bathrooms |
blowgun
blowpipe blowtube blow tube | a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing |
blowtube
blow tube
blowpipe | a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat |
| boron counter tube | a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons |
breech
rear of barrel
rear of tube | opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded |
capillary
capillary tube
capillary tubing | a tube of small internal diameter, holds liquid by capillary action |
cathodeay tube
CRT | a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen |
cleansing agent
cleanser
cleaner | a preparation used in cleaning something |
color tube
colour tube
color television tube
colour television tube
color TV tube
colour TV tube | a television tube that displays images in full color |
component
constituent
element | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up, especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system, spare components for cars, a component or constituent element of a system |
| counter tube | a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events |
| Crookes tube | the original gas-discharge cathodeay tube |
diode rectifying tube
rectifying valve | a thermionic tube having two electrodes, used as a rectifier |
driven well
tube well | a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water |
dust bag
vacuum bag | a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner |
| endotracheal tube | a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents |
| gas-discharge tube | a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas |
Geiger tube
Geiger-Muller tube | an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter |
| glow tube | a gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas, the color of the glow depends on the particular gas |
| inner tube | an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire |
ionization chamber
ionization tube | a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation |
kinescope
picture tube
television tube | a cathodeay tube in a television receiver, translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen |
| Kundt's tube | a measuring instrument used to measure the speed of sound |
metro
tube underground
subway system
subway | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city), in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground' |
| nasotracheal tube | a tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx, used to deliver oxygen |
neon lamp
neon induction lamp
neon tube | a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure, luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube |
| pipe cleaner | cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem |
pipe wrench
tube wrench | adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe, has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe |
Pitot-static tube
Pitot head
Pitot tube | measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure, used in aircraft to measure airspeed |
Pitot tube
Pitot | measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flow |
proportional counter tube
proportional counter | counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced |
| speaking tube | a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another |
| static tube | a measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluid |
| 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 |
televisionamera tube
television pickup tube | a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals |
television receiver
television television set
tv
tv set
idiot box
boob tube
telly
goggle box | an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen, the British call a tv set a telly |
| test tube | glass tube closed at one end |
thermobaric bomb
fuel-air bomb
vacuum bomb
volume-detonation bomb
aerosol bomb | a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive, a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb |
| torpedo tube | a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired |
tricolor television tube
tricolour television tube
tricolor tube
tricolour tube | a color television tube in which three primary colors are combined to give the full range of colors |