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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 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence. And it is all my poetisation and aspiration to compose and collect into unity what is fragment and riddle and fearful chance. Hence I feel a reluctance to approach the subject, lest our aspiration, my dear friend, should turn out to be a dream only. |
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