Aspiration

Aspiration or aspirations may refer to:

Linguistics

• Aspirated consonant, a plosive or fricative pronounced with a strong burst of air
• Voiceless glottal fricative, the sound [h]
  • Debuccalization, the conversion of a consonant to [h] or [ʔ]
  • Rough breathing, a symbol used in Ancient Greek to indicate an /h/ sound

Medicine

• Aspiration, suction (medicine) to remove liquid or gas/dust
• Aspiration, the inhalation of fluid while drinking, a common symptom of dysphagia.
• Aspiration, the practice of pulling back on the plunger of a syringe prior to injecting medication.
• Aspiration pneumonia, a lung infection caused by pulmonary aspiration
• Aspiration thrombectomy, embolectomy where a thrombus is removed by suction
• Bone marrow aspiration
• Joint aspiration, or arthrocentesis
• Nasogastric aspiration or nasogastric intubation, the removal of the stomach's contents via a nasogastric tube
• Needle aspiration biopsy, a surgical procedure
• Pulmonary aspiration, the entry of secretions or foreign material into the trachea and lungs
• Vacuum aspiration, a pregnancy termination procedure

Other uses

• Aspiration, removal of a liquid or gas by means of suction
• Aspiration, Inc., a personal finance company
• Aspiration management, an individual's need to meet realistic goals, receive feedback and experience a sense of accomplishment
• "Aspirations", a song by Gentle Giant on their album The Power and the Glory
• Naturally aspirated engine, an internal combustion engine that relies on atmospheric pressure for air intake without a supercharger or turbocharger
• Aspiration (album)

See also

• Aspirating smoke detector, a detector which draws air through pipes
• Aspirator (disambiguation)
• Aspire (disambiguation)