aspirator
noun
as·pi·ra·tor ˈa-spə-ˌrā-tər 
: an apparatus for producing suction or moving or collecting materials by suction
especially : a hollow tubular instrument connected with a partial vacuum and used to remove fluid or tissue or foreign bodies from the body
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The nurse removed the instrument and inserted a manual vacuum aspirator, a syringe-like device. 
Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2022 That suction is stronger and easier to control than the old aspirator bulbs, leading to faster, more complete relief for a congested baby. Sabrina Rojas Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 8 Dec. 2021 The material is applied from a boat tacking slowly back and forth across the lake, using an aspirator setup. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2021 Use the nasal aspirator and press it firmly against the top hole. Rachael Lagarde Walker, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2021 There’s a slight slurping sound as the papaya seeds are sucked into the aspirator’s main chamber. Meghan Racklin, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2019 The technology and techniques have improved in the past decade, however, especially after the introduction of the Vaser liposuction system, which uses ultrasound to break up and liquefy unwanted fat and then expel it with an aspirator. Eric Pianin, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018 Hess explains that researchers soak the sponges in yeasty water to attract fruit flies, then return a couple of hours later with an aspirator to suck them up for study. Elyse Butler, Smithsonian, 29 Apr. 2017 Thinking quickly, the young boy ran into the kitchen and grabbed his little sister’s nasal aspirator and used it to clear the infant’s nose— Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2017 See More
Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2022 That suction is stronger and easier to control than the old aspirator bulbs, leading to faster, more complete relief for a congested baby. Sabrina Rojas Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 8 Dec. 2021 The material is applied from a boat tacking slowly back and forth across the lake, using an aspirator setup. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2021 Use the nasal aspirator and press it firmly against the top hole. Rachael Lagarde Walker, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2021 There’s a slight slurping sound as the papaya seeds are sucked into the aspirator’s main chamber. Meghan Racklin, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2019 The technology and techniques have improved in the past decade, however, especially after the introduction of the Vaser liposuction system, which uses ultrasound to break up and liquefy unwanted fat and then expel it with an aspirator. Eric Pianin, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018 Hess explains that researchers soak the sponges in yeasty water to attract fruit flies, then return a couple of hours later with an aspirator to suck them up for study. Elyse Butler, Smithsonian, 29 Apr. 2017 Thinking quickly, the young boy ran into the kitchen and grabbed his little sister’s nasal aspirator and used it to clear the infant’s nose— Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1800, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
aspirator
noun
as·pi·ra·tor ˈas-pə-ˌrāt-ər
: an apparatus for producing suction or moving or collecting materials by suction
especially : a hollow tubular instrument connected with a partial vacuum and used to remove fluid or tissue or foreign bodies from the body