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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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6 of aspiration pneumonia at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. Untreated tracheoceles may cause recurrent infection, aspiration pneumonia, mass effect, dysphagia, vocal fold paralysis, and pneumomediastinum. The surgeon immediately extricated the denture, but the man died of respiratory failure and aspiration pneumonia four days later. |
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