stomach pump

a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.

Origin of stomach pump

First recorded in 1815–25

This consists in the use of emetics or the stomach-pump, with lime-water, which decomposes the alkaloid.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5 |Various
But I know without any stomach-pump that the best thing to make my gastric juices flow is hard work and a spare diet.

The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society |Upton Sinclair
The stomach-pump is the older method, and still has its advocates.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various
If a stomach-pump were used or an antidote given, he might not die.

English: Composition and Literature |W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

He had his stomach-pump, hypodermic syringe, emetics, and various tubes spread out on a piece of linen on a packing-case.

The Silent Bullet |Arthur B. Reeve

stomach pump

med a suction device for removing stomach contents by a tube inserted through the mouth

stomach pump

An apparatus for removing the contents of the stomach by means of suction.