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😮‍💨 To breathe in 🧪 To remove by suction 💨 To add breath 💨 A breathy sound
to aspirate

to aspirate

2 7.2
To remove fluid from the body using a syringe or suction
  • verb
  • /ˈæspəˌreɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aspirar
  • Each mass was usually only aspirated one time.
  • aspirate with a needle
  • aspirated material

Examples

  • Following insertion, a small amount of blood was aspirated from the lumen.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The patient will still experience some relief after the effusion has been aspirated; however, because the swelling is caused by an increase in SF production.

    Academic text (2002)

  • There is no need to aspirate, and only gentle pressure should be applied after administration if bleeding occurs.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Missing the joint capsule may result in an effusion that must be aspirated.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Ten ml of pus was aspirated from the right side and 4 ml from the left side.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The entire right breast was red and swollen (Figure 1A); therefore, a large volume of hyaluronic acid and pus was aspirated from the breast.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In the first patient (A), 12 ml of bile was aspirated from the gallbladder and given with cyclosporin to facilitate its absorption.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Material from the maxillary sinuses was aspirated into a syringe through an 18-gauge needle, which was used to puncture the inferior meatus.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The doctor will aspirate the fluid from the swollen knee joint to relieve pressure.

  • In the procedure, we will aspirate the pus from the infected wound using a syringe.

Synonyms

to suck
vsto aspirate
337 1.0

To pull liquid into the mouth, for example with a straw

is limited to removing fluids from bodies or containers using medical suction
to draw out
vsto aspirate
18 3.8

Remove something from where it is, for example a nail or a secret

is narrower, focusing on bodily or container fluid removal by suction
to suck out
vsto aspirate
16 4.5

Pull something out of a place by using air to draw it in

is more specific, removing bodily or container fluids often with a syringe

How Thorough

to evacuate
5 5.0
drain
44 1.4
to aspirate
  • Specialized
2 7.2
to blot
4 4.1

Surface Forms

aspirate infinitive
aspirated past
aspirated past participle
aspirating present participle
aspirates third person singular

Morphology

aspirate = aspire (opaque) = aspir + ate

The medical sense 'to remove by suction' is specialized and not derivable from the common meaning of 'aspire' for most learners.

Etymology

Aspirate in medicine also goes back to Latin spirare 'to breathe' and a later sense 'to draw in'. To remember, think of a syringe 'breathing' fluid into itself — to aspirate is to pull fluid out by suction.