"suction tip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: suction tips [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} suction tip (plural suction tips)
  1. (medicine) A Yankauer suction tip, a medical suctioning instrument. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-suction_tip-en-noun-Fa2f2oIX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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