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May 27, 2012
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suc•tion



Pronunciation: (suk'shun), [key]
—n.
1. the act, process, or condition of sucking.
2. the force that, by a pressure differential, attracts a substance or object to the region of lower pressure.
3. the act or process of producing such a force.

—v.t.
to draw out or remove by aspiration.

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