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Aspiration or aspirations may refer to:
Linguistics
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
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- Aspirating smoke detector, a detector which draws air through pipes
- Aspirator (disambiguation)
- Aspire (disambiguation)