aspirate in Japanese
aspirate in Japanese is 帯気音, 有気音 — aspirate means to accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
aspirate in Japanese
帯気音
Pronounced: taikion
(linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
有気音
Pronounced: yuukion
(linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
What does "aspirate" mean?
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verb To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
"Patients who have trouble swallowing may aspirate small amounts of fluid at every meal."
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verb To draw fluid, tissue or air out of a body cavity using suction, usually with a needle or tube.
"The surgeon aspirated the cyst and sent the sample for testing."
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verb To pronounce a sound with an audible puff of breath, as with the h in 'hat' or the p in 'pin'.
"In English, the p is aspirated at the start of a word but not after an s."
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noun A consonant sound made with a puff of breath, or the letter representing it.
"Hindi distinguishes aspirates from their unaspirated counterparts."
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aspirate in a sentence
- Patients who have trouble swallowing may aspirate small amounts of fluid at every meal.
- He aspirated a little water and coughed for several minutes.
- The surgeon aspirated the cyst and sent the sample for testing.
- Excess fluid was aspirated from the joint to relieve the pressure.
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What is "aspirate" in Japanese?
"aspirate" in Japanese is 帯気音, 有気音. aspirate means: To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
How do you pronounce 帯気音?
"aspirate" in Japanese is 帯気音, pronounced "taikion".
How do you use "aspirate" in a sentence?
Example: "Patients who have trouble swallowing may aspirate small amounts of fluid at every meal." In Japanese, "aspirate" is 帯気音, 有気音.
Are there other ways to say "aspirate" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "aspirate": 帯気音, 有気音.
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