aspirating
present participle ofaspirate
aspirate
verb
uk/ˈæs.pɪ.reɪt/us/ˈæs.pə.reɪt/[T]
tobreatheoutairwhenpronouncingaplosiveconsonantsound
[IorT]biologyspecialized
tobreathein, or tobreatheasubstanceintoyourlungsbyaccident
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- mispronunciation
- phonetics
- phonology
- schwa
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology
- suprasegmental
- syllabic consonant
- twang
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
Examplesofaspirating
aspirating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The midbrain was exposed by opening the cranium andaspiratingthe overlying perimeningeal tissue.
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Fully grown oocytes were collected from follicles byaspiratingthose that were 2-5 mm in diameter with a 20 gauge needle.
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Postnatally the risk can be minimised by passing a large bore nasogastric tube andaspiratingfrequently to keep the stomach empty.
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Amongst 55 subjects who had videoflouroscopy within five days of the stroke 38% were found to beaspirating.
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A determination of whether the patient isaspiratingshould be made.
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Oocytes were collected byaspiratingfollicles that were 2-5 mm in diameter with a 20 gauge needle.
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The local anaesthetic solutions administered through the epidural catheter for extension of the block should be given in small incremental doses afteraspiratingthe catheter to check for intrathecal migration.
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Cr in serum, on the other hand, was detected byaspiratingthe undiluted samples directly in the atomic absorption spectrophotometer.
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An effort was made to obtain a constant volume of cytoplasm byaspiratingto the bend of the needle situated at approximately 1000 m from the tip.
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For instance, a 'wet' voice, which may indicate pharyngeal paresis with pooling of secretions in the valleculae and pyriform sinuses,98 occurs only in one-third of thoseaspirating.
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The most difficult of these is keeping the animal fromaspiratingits stomach contents while put asleep during surgery.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This allows the patient's stomach to empty and decreases the opportunity ofaspiratingstomach content while placed under an anesthetizing agent.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because the pump configuration of these skimmers is similar to that ofaspiratingpump skimmers, the power consumption advantages are also similar.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A reverse or inverse sprinkler would operate byaspiratingthe surrounding fluid instead.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is a feeding tube, permanently attached through the abdomen into the stomach, which reduces the risk ofaspiratingfood and provides better nutritional management.
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