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pump (pump) 1. an apparatus for drawing or forcing liquids or gases. 2. to draw or force liquids or gases. breast pump a manual or electric pump for abstracting breast milk. calcium pump the mechanism of active transport of calcium (Ca2+) across a membrane, as of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of muscle cells, against a concentration gradient; the mechanism is driven by enzymatic hydrolysis of ATP. intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) a pump used in intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation. proton pump a system for transporting protons across cell membranes, often exchanging them for other positively charged ions. sodium pump , sodium-potassium pump the mechanism of active transport, driven by hydrolysis of ATP, by which sodium (Na+) is extruded from a cell and potassium (K+) is brought in, so as to maintain gradients of these ions across the cell membrane.
breast pump, a mechanical or electronic device for withdrawing milk from the breast. breast pump Pediatrics A tubular mechanical device that provides gentle suction for milk extraction, used when breasts are engorged or when direct infant feeding is not possible for various physical–eg prematurity or logistic–eg
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Stark DBA: Breast Pump Express (Bus type N/A) 161 1/2 S. If you are an expectant mother and have just learned that preterm birth of your baby is likely or inevitable, find out whether your hospital has an international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) on staff, and look into the availability of double auto-cycling hospital-grade breast pumps. For 57 Danish mothers, information on breast pump use was obtained at sample delivery; 26 (46%) had used a pump on one or more occasions during sample collection for the study. |
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