suctioning
Pulling via pressure
Suctioning is the act of drawing something out by creating a vacuum—typically removing fluid or debris from a space.
In medical contexts, suctioning clears airways of mucus or secretions: The nurse suctioned the patient's tracheostomy tube.
The word implies active, mechanical removal rather than passive drainage.
Inserted medical drainage tube
- secretionsSubstances glands produce
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
- airwayPassage for breath
endotracheal · aspirator · phlegm · sputum · bronchial · intubation · ventilation · nasopharyngeal
Act of removing
- drainageLiquid removal system
- fluidsSubstances that flow freely
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
debris · withdrawal · expulsion · pump · siphon · abscess · irrigation · voiding
catheter
Inserted medical drainage tube
- secretionsSubstances glands produce
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
airway · endotracheal · aspirator · phlegm · sputum · bronchial · intubation · ventilation · nasopharyngeal · bulb syringe
extraction
Act of removing
- drainageLiquid removal system
- fluidsSubstances that flow freely
- evacuationRemoval from danger
clearance · debris · withdrawal · expulsion · pump · siphon · abscess · irrigation · voiding · discharge
negative pressure
Pressure below ambient levels
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- venturiConstricted passage accelerating flow
vacuum pump · decompression · leakage · manometer · airflow · implosion · Bernoulli · pneumatic · hydraulic · partial vacuum
- extractingmining, drilling, juicing, pulling, yanking
- nursing carevital signs, patient care, medication administration, wound care, patient assessment
- airway managementairway, intubation, extubation, laryngoscope, tracheostomy
- clinical skillsauscultation, palpation, percussion, physical exam, patient assessment
- RSV treatmentssupportive care, oxygen therapy, hydration therapy, monoclonal antibodies, RSV vaccine
- tracheostomystoma, decannulation, speaking valve, flange, cuff
suctioningblowing
Moving air forcefully
pushing · expelling · forcing out · ejecting · exhaling
suctioninginjecting
Forcing liquid in
depositing · inserting · infusing · introducing · instilling