stomach pump
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈstʌmək pʌmp/
- Specialized
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lavado gástrico
- The doctor decided to use a stomach pump to clear the poison from his system.
Examples
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A stomach pump.
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I want a stomach pump.
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As a matter of fact, I'm going upstairs to get your partner a stomach pump.
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If it's poison, he's certainly rid of it by this time... after using the stomach pump.
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Stomach pump.
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In the more severe cases, with the very rapid heartbeat, the stomach pump must be used, and drugs may be used that depress and diminish the irritability of the heart, such as chloral and chloroform.
Blog text (19) -
After the overdose, the patient was rushed to the hospital for a stomach pump.
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In cases of severe poisoning, a stomach pump can be a lifesaving procedure.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'stomach' (the organ holding food) and 'pump' (a machine that moves or removes fluids), so its meaning — a device that pumps the stomach (i.e., removes stomach contents) — is directly inferable from the parts. This noun+noun composition follows a common English compounding pattern and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Stomach pump is a medical name that comes from the literal image of a machine that pumps liquid out of a person's stomach. It was used when someone swallowed poison or too much medicine, so the term means 'to remove the stomach contents quickly'.