aspiration
Description
Aspiration means accidentally sucking or breathing food or fluid into the lungs.
It is also a procedure that uses a needle to withdraw or remove cells, fluid or tissue. For example, a small amount of bone marrow is withdrawn from the hip bone through a needle during bone marrow aspiration.
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