Pump
Suction
Suction verb - Remove or draw away by the force of suction.
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Synonyms for Suction
Nearby Word: suctorial
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A Let's Play of "Life and Death 2: The brain", the Lets player does a subdural Hematoma operation...and intentionally holds the suction pump in the brain too long so part of the brain is sucked out.
Source: Straw Character - Alternatively one can use the suction pump on the bitten limb to remove the venom if they're fast enough [about 10 seconds after getting bit].
Source: Video Game / Robinson's Requiem -
The Trope Namer is from The Princess Bride, wherein Westley, following torture to near-death by suction pump, turns out to be revivable — as long as the pill has time to work and he doesn't go swimming for at least an hour.
Source: Only Mostly Dead
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