Meaning Aspirate
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Aspirate (pronounced AS-pih-rit) refers to fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor. Aspirate (pronounced AS-pih-rayt) refers to the act of withdrawing th [..]
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To draw in gases (or other substances); nozzle aspirating systems draw air into the nozzle to mix with the foam solution. 
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a) inhaling b) getting out fluid or gas by the act of sucking.
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"to pronounce with audible breath," 1700; perhaps a back-formation from aspiration (n.2), or from French aspirer or directly from Latin aspiratus, past participle of aspirare (see aspire). R [..]
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1725, "sound of the letter 'H'," especially at the beginning of a word, from Latin aspiratio "a breathing, exhalation; the pronunciation of the letter H" (see aspire).
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To remove fluid and a small number of cells.
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Process of withdrawing fluids and gases from the abdominal cavity.
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(n) a consonant pronounced with aspiration(v) remove as if by suction(v) pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds(v) suck in (air)
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This term is used in two different ways in the neonatal unit. Doctors and nurses may talk about ‘checking the aspirate’ before putting a milk feed down a nasogastric or orogastric tube. This means tha [..]
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A fine-needle aspirate is a procedure used to investigate various organs (liver, spleen, lymph nodes, masses) by collecting a few representative cells.
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Fluid withdrawn from a lump (often a cyst) or a nipple.
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to remove liquid through use of suction
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 Sample of cells taken by suction using a needle
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Use of a hydraulic device (aspirator or eductor) to create a negative pressure (suction) by forcing a liquid through a restriction, such as a Venturi tube. An aspirator may be used in the laboratory i [..]
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A consonant sound which is accompanied by a burst of air, so it “can blow out a match.” In Thai, the low-class consonants { ค, ฆ, ช, ท, ธ, พ, ภ } and high-class consonants {ข, ฉ, ถ, ผ, ห }, roughly /k [..]
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(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive consonant. (linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air. * '''1972''', Leonard R. Palmer, ''Descriptive and Comparative [..]
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