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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 lead to serious complications such as aspiration pneumonia, an infectious process from aspiration of oropharyngeal contents. Aspiration pneumonitis refers to direct chemical lung injury from the aspirated material and often cannot be distinguished clinically or radiographically from aspiration pneumonia.