microsuction

American  

[mahy-kroh-suhk-shuhn] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌsʌk ʃən /

noun

1. the extraction of earwax from the ear by means of a small device that creates a vacuum.

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adjective

1. (of a pad, patch, piece of material, etc.) having tiny air pockets in its surface that create a partial vacuum between the pad or patch and another object so as to hold that object securely in place.

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