Taber's Medical Dictionary
1aspirate
(as′pĭ-rāt″ )
[L. aspirare, to blow, breathe upon]
1. To draw air or other matter in or out by suction.
2. To remove matter, e.g., liquid or gas, from a cavity by an aspirator.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "1aspirate." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746541/all/1aspirate.
1aspirate. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746541/all/1aspirate. Accessed April 26, 2026.
1aspirate. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746541/all/1aspirate
1aspirate [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 26]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746541/all/1aspirate.
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