Pump

t., pumpe, a pump. A mechanical apparatus which, by creating a vacuum between its vi either sucks up a liquid into its hollow chamb after sucking up the liquid, forcibly ejects it from one end. P., Air, a pump used to exhaust the ai from a chamber or ve el, or to force more air into a ve el already filled with air. P., Breast, a pump for removing milk from the breast. P., Dental, a device for removing saliva from the mouth during den tal operations. P., Force, one which forcii from one end the liquid which it has sucked into th barrel. P., Lift, the ordinary suction-pump. P-. Milk. Synonym of P., Breast. P., Stomach, a pump for removing the contents of the stomach ir cases of poisoning. It consists of a barrel, a di tube, and a flexible tube to be introduced into th stomach. P., Suction, one which sucks up the liquid into a barrel.