Aspirata
a voiceless stop accompanied by strong aspiration, as φ, θ, χ.
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Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or […]
- Aspirating
Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or […]
- Aspiration
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 […]
- Aspiration biopsy
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- Aspiration pneumonia
aspiration pneumonia aspiration pneumonia n. Bronchopneumonia resulting from the entrance of foreign material, usually food particles or vomit, into the bronchi.