aspiration

The Latin word aspiration arrived in Castilian as aspiration. This is how the act and consequence of aspiration, a verb with several meanings: it can refer to entering air into the lungs or trying to achieve something, to mention two meanings.

Aspiration, therefore, may consist of inhale, either air, particles or other elements. In some cases this aspiration is voluntary, while in other situations it is an accident.

For example: "The girl brought the flower close to her nose and, with a deep breath, tried to let the aroma penetrate her body", "The child had to be hospitalized for the aspiration of carbon monoxide", "The operators have protection mechanisms to avoid the aspiration of toxic gases".

When the airways suck threw up, saliva or food, the pulmonary aspiration. Many times a aspiration pneumonia, a condition associated with aspiration due to regurgitation of material from the digestive tract or oropharynx.

As a medical procedure, aspiration is a process that involves draw a fluid through a suction mechanism. Yes one person cannot expel secretions on its own, an aspiration can be used to remove these secretions from the airway.

An aspiration, on the other hand, is a wish or a I long. Aspiring to achieve one thing, in this framework, supposes having the intention, the will or ambition to achieve it: "My highest aspiration as a footballer is to play for the national team", "The president's aspiration is to reduce poverty by at least five points in the next two years", "Since I completed my postgraduate degree, I have no other academic aspiration".