Aspiration pneumonia
aspiration pneumonia
aspiration pneumonia n.
bronchopneumonia resulting from the entrance of foreign material, usually food particles or vomit, into the bronchi.
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relating to or characterized by or a strong desire for something: their aspirational goals for the new year. aimed at or appealing to people who want to attain a higher social position or standard of living: a magazine featuring aspirational products for the home. medicine/medical. relating to the act of removing a fluid from a […]
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a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition: intellectual aspirations. a goal or objective that is strongly desired: the presidency has been his aspiration since boyhood. the act of aspirating or breathing in. phonetics. articulation accompanied by an audible puff of breath, as in the h -sound of how, or of when (hwen), or in the […]
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an apparatus or device employing suction. hydraulics. a suction pump that operates by the pressure differential created by the high-speed flow of a fluid past an intake orifice. medicine/medical. an instrument for removing body fluids by suction. historical examples arrange the flask with its ice casing just above the neck of the aspirator bottle. the […]
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