1. Removal, by suction, of a gas or fluid from a body cavity, from unusual accumulations, or from a container.
2. The inspiratory sucking into the airways of fluid or foreign body, as of vomitus.
3. A surgical technique for cataract, requiring a small corneal incision, severance of the lens capsule, fragmentation of the lens material, and removal with a needle.
Origin
[L. aspiratio, fr. aspiro, to breathe on]
meconium aspiration