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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Aspiration. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: aspiration(noun) a will to succeed. ambition, aspiration, dream(noun) a cherished desire. his ambition is to own his own business.
Aspiration can cause lung inflammation (chemical pneumonitis), infection (bacterial pneumonia or lung abscess), or airway obstruction. However, most episodes of aspiration cause minor symptoms or pneumonitis rather than infection or obstruction, and some patients aspirate with no sequelae.