aspiration

aspiration

1. 

a. the act of breathing

b. a breath

2. removal of air or fluid from a body cavity by suction

3. Med

a. the sucking of fluid or foreign matter into the air passages of the body

b. the removal of air or fluid from the body by suction

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aspiration

[‚as·pə′rā·shən]

(medicine)

The removal of fluids from a cavity by suction.

(microbiology)

The use of suction to draw up a sample in a pipette.

(science and technology)

Act or the result of removing, carrying along, or drawing by suction.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

aspiration

In an air-conditioned room, the pulling of room air into the moving air-stream which is discharging from a diffuser.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.