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Aspirator

The aspirator (Latin of aspiro, aspiratum – to breathe, blow):

  1. The device used to automatic sampling of gases or air with the set speed or in the set volume; it is applied to hygienic researches;
  2. (Synonym: an otsasyvatel) – the device used to suction of semi-fluid and liquid substrates from perigastriums or wounds.
 
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