aspiration

a strong wish or aim to achieve something, especially something difficult or important

aspiración, ambición, deseo

• have an aspiration

Collocations career aspirations · personal aspirations

• She has a strong aspiration to become a doctor.

  Ella tiene una fuerte aspiración de convertirse en médico.

the act of breathing in or out, especially when you are short of breath or ill

respiración, aliento

• take a deep aspiration

Collocations shortness of aspiration · difficulty in aspiration

• He had difficulty with his aspirations due to asthma.

  Tenía dificultades con sus respiraciones debido al asma.

the process by which a liquid or gas is drawn into something, such as a pipe or tube, because of the pressure difference between inside and outside

aspiración (física)

• cause aspiration

Collocations aspiration in a pipe · aspiration of liquid

• The system uses vacuum to cause aspiration.

  El sistema utiliza vacío para causar aspiración.

the removal of fluid or tissue from the body using a needle and syringe, especially for medical examination

aspiración (medicina)

• perform an aspiration

Collocations abdominal aspiration · thoracic aspiration

• The doctor performed a thoracic aspiration to diagnose the condition.

  El médico realizó una aspiración torácica para diagnosticar la condición.