stomach pump

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noun Medicine/Medical.

a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.

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Origin of stomach pump

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby stomach pump

stomachache, stomachal, stomach-churning, stomacher, stomachic, stomach pump, stomach stapling, stomach tooth, stomach tube, stomach worm, stomachy

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How to use stomach pump in a sentence

Is there a more dreadful sensation than that of your stomach wringing itself out like a washcloth?
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I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.
Why My Norovirus Panic Makes Me Sick|Lizzie Crocker|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.
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Kanye refuses to stomach any rejection, no matter how upper crust.
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Against this backdrop, Paul breaking bread with Sharpton may be too much for Republican primary voters to watch or stomach.
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(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The formula would be: “The pump invented—Drain a well ,” or Water raised in a hollow.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Then she would turn him over on his back and paddle his stomach with a ladle to make sure that he was well filled!
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Since he died from cancer in the stomach, he could retain very little food.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
At Wheal Alfred they have a 64-inch cylinder; the air-pump is 20 inches, and the stroke is half that of the engine.
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British Dictionary definitions for stomach pump

stomach pump

noun

med a suction device for removing stomach contents by a tube inserted through the mouth

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Medical definitions for stomach pump

stomach pump

An apparatus for removing the contents of the stomach by means of suction.