Medical Dictionary
aspiration
noun as·pi·ra·tion \ˌas-pə-ˈrā-shən\
Medical Definition of ASPIRATION
: a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction: as a : the act of breathing and especially of breathing in b : the withdrawal of fluid or friable tissue from the body c : the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
—as·pi·ra·tion·al \-shnəl, -shən-əl\ adjective
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