aspiration
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5.9
- noun
- /ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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aspiración
- Our patient had postoperative left vocal fold paralysis and associated aspiration with oral intake.
- fine-needle aspiration
- aspiration biopsy
- risk of aspiration
Examples
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Approximately 8 ml of purulent material is obtained on needle aspiration followed by incision and drainage.
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After choking on food, she experienced aspiration when the food entered her lungs.
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- We do vacuum aspiration.
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I'm going to have to perform a therapeutic aspiration.
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Next was the bone-marrow aspiration.
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Because of the white-out effect, subtle aspiration during the swallow can be missed.
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You've opted for our vacuum-aspiration abortion today.
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Results of fine-needle aspiration were consistent with a diagnosis of poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma.
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Cytologic examination of a fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimen suggested Warthin's tumor.
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In one study, 12 asymptomatic adults undergoing elective surgery underwent aseptic aspiration of the maxillary sinus.
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Synonyms
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1.0
The act of taking air into the lungs and letting it out
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3.4
Breathing in and out to take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
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4.1
Breathing air or gas into the lungs
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1.0
Taking air into the lungs through the nose or mouth
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The act of breathing air into the lungs
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The process of breathing air into the lungs and sending out carbon dioxide
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4.1
Taking air into the lungs when you breathe in
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.8
A lung infection caused when food, drink, or vomit enter the lungs
- Specialized
A medical procedure that ends an early pregnancy by sucking the unborn baby and placenta from the womb
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Etymology
Aspiration also comes from the old Latin aspirare 'to breathe toward', and in medicine it keeps this very literal sense. So an aspiration can mean the act of breathing in or something being breathed into the lungs, which is why doctors use the word for breathing problems.