Main Entry: as·pi·ra·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌas-pə-ˈrā-shən\

Function: noun

: a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction: as a : the act of breathing and especially of breathing in b : the withdrawal of fluid or friable tissue from the body c : the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current

—as·pi·ra·tion·al \-shnəl, -shən-^əl\ adjective