Aspiration

Introduction: Aspiration

Description of Aspiration

Aspiration: Breathing in.

Aspiration: (1) Removal, by suction, of a gas, fluid, or tissue from a body cavity or organ from unusual accumulations, or from a container. (2) The inspiratory sucking into the airways of fluid or any foreign material, especially gastric contents or food. (3) A surgical technique for cataract, requiring a small corneal incision, severance of the lens capsule, fragmentation of the lens material, and removal with a needle. [L. aspiratio, fr. aspiro, to breathe on]
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