stomach pump
A syringe with a flexible tube for withdrawing fluids from the stomach, or injecting…A syringe with a flexible tube for withdrawing fluids from the stomach, or injecting them into it.
» Tom had to have his stomach pumped because he had accidentally eaten some rat poison.
Tom musste sich den Magen auspumpen lassen, weil er versehentlich Rattengift zu sich genommen hatte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 sensesA syringe with a flexible tube for withdrawing fluids from the stomach, or injecting them into it.
(broadly)A gastric lavage.
- a suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach
Examples
3 sentencesTom had to have his stomach pumped because he had accidentally eaten some rat poison.
deTom musste sich den Magen auspumpen lassen, weil er versehentlich Rattengift zu sich genommen hatte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They took Tom to the hospital to have his stomach pumped because he ate something poisonous.
ruОни доставили Тома в больницу, чтобы промыть ему желудок, потому что он чем-то отравился. — maks
deWeil er etwas Giftiges gegessen hatte, wurde Tom zum Magenauspumpen ins Krankenhaus gebracht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They gave him a stomach pump.
Forms
plural: stomach pumps| Singular | stomach pump |
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See also
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