aspiration

(ăs'pə-rā'shən)
n.

1. Expulsion of breath in speech.
2. Linguistics.
   1. The pronunciation of a consonant with an aspirate.
   2. A speech sound produced with an aspirate.
3. The act of breathing in; inhalation.
4. Medicine. The process of removing fluids or gases from the body with a suction device.
5. 1. A strong desire for high achievement.
   2. An object of such desire; an ambition.

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noun

1. A strong desire to achieve something: ambition, ambitiousness, emulation. See desire.
2. A fervent hope, wish, or goal: dream, ideal. See hope/despair.

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

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Withdrawal of fluid from the body, for example, from a swollen joint (see joint aspiration).

IN BRIEF: A wish or hope.

Jim had the aspiration to be a professional soccer player.

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1. the act of inhaling. Pathological aspiration of vomitus or mucus into the respiratory tract may occur when a patient is unconscious or under the effects of a general anesthetic.
2. removal of fluids or gases from a cavity by the aid of suction.

• a. biopsy — see biopsy.
• a. pneumonia — is the result of inhalation or aspiration of infected solid or liquid material into the lungs. Large volumes of aspirate cause asphyxia, smaller amounts cause a necrotic or gangrenous pneumonia, in anterior and ventral parts of the lung. There is profound toxemia, cough, gurgling or squeaky rales, and usually an attendant pleurisy producing a friction rub. Called also inhalation pneumonia.

(as′pirā′shən)
n

1. the act of breathing or drawing in. n 2. the removal of fluids, gases, or solids from a cavity by means of a vacuum pump.

For a list of words related to aspiration, see:

• Procedures - aspiration: withdrawal of fluid by suction

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - aspiration, stræben, forhåbning

Nederlands (Dutch)
aspiratie, streven, inademing, het uitspreken van de h, het uitspreken met uitademing, het opzuigen van vloeistof

Français (French)
n. - aspiration

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aspiration, Streben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιλοδοξία, βλέψη, εισπνοή, προφορά των δασυνόμενων φθόγγων

Italiano (Italian)
aspirazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aspiração (f), ambição (f)

Русский (Russian)
стремление, сильное желание, придыхание

Español (Spanish)
n. - aspiración, ambición, pretensión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - önskan, strävan, andning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
渴望, 热望

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 渴望, 熱望

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 열망 , 동경[의 대상], 대기음, 호흡

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 熱望, 帯気, 抱負, 帯気音

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النطق بمل النفس, السفط : سحب الغاز أو الدم, تنفس, طموح, المطمح : ما يطمح اليه الإنسان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שאיפה‬

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