ASPIRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aspirate mean? 

• ASPIRATE (noun)
  The noun ASPIRATE has 1 sense:

1. a consonant pronounced with aspiration

  Familiarity information: ASPIRATE used as a noun is very rare.

• ASPIRATE (verb)
  The verb ASPIRATE has 3 senses:

1. remove by suction

2. pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds

3. inhale (air, water, etc.)

  Familiarity information: ASPIRATE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASPIRATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A consonant pronounced with aspiration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("aspirate" is a kind of...):

consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)

Derivation:

aspirate (pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds)

• ASPIRATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they aspirate ... he / she / it aspirates   
Past simple: aspirated   
Past participle: aspirated   
-ing form: aspirating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove by suction

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

aspirate; draw out; suck out

Context example:

aspirate the wound

Hypernyms (to "aspirate" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Verb group:

draw in; suck in (draw in as if by suction)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "aspirate" is one way to...):

articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

aspirate (a consonant pronounced with aspiration)

aspiration (a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Inhale (air, water, etc.)

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "aspirate" is one way to...):

breathe in; inhale; inspire (draw in (air))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

aspiration (the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)

aspirator (a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid)

 Context examples 

The light microscopic study of normal and abnormal cells in fine needle aspirates (FNAs), body cavity fluids, and smears.

(Cytology, NCI Thesaurus)

A hematologic procedure for the evaluation of the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the white cells in peripheral blood smears and bone marrow aspirates.

(Differential Leukocyte Count, NCI Thesaurus)

The ACSB contains formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissues, fresh frozen tissues, malignant cell suspensions, fine needle aspirates, and cell lines from patients with HIV-related malignancies.

(AIDS and Cancer Specimen Bank, NCI Thesaurus)

A specimen prepared by spreading cells from bone marrow aspirate thinly on a glass slide for microscopic examination.

(Bone Marrow Smear, NCI Thesaurus)

Aspirate (pronounced AS-pih-rayt) refers to the act of withdrawing the fluid, tissue, or other substance through a needle.

(Aspirate, NCI Dictionary)

MR requires all of the following: 1. 25-49% reduction in the level of the serum monoclonal paraprotein maintained for a minimum of 6 weeks; 2. 50-89% reduction in 24 h urinary light chain excretion, which still exceeds 200 mg/24 h, maintained for a minimum of 6 weeks; 3. for patients with non-secretory myeloma only, 25-49% reduction in plasma cells in a bone marrow aspirate and on trephine biopsy, if biopsy is performed, maintained for a minimum of 6 weeks; 4. 25-49% reduction in the size of soft tissue plasmacytomas (by radiography or clinical examination); 5. no increase in size or number of lytic bone lesions (development of a compression fracture does not exclude response) (adapted from National Comprehensive Cancer Network).

(Minimal Response of Multiple Myeloma, NCI Thesaurus)

Aspirate (pronounced AS-pih-rit) refers to fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.

(Aspirate, NCI Dictionary)