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microaspiration

microaspiration noun: the unintentional aspiration of very small amounts of reflux material, especially as a cause of laryngeal inflammation and bronchorrhea.

Noun

microaspiration (plural microaspirations)

  1. The unintentional aspiration of very small amounts of reflux material, especially as a cause of laryngeal inflammation and bronchorrhea

Forms of microaspiration

pluralmicroaspirations

Origin of microaspiration

From micro- + aspiration.

Questions about microaspiration

What does microaspiration mean?
Microaspiration means the unintentional aspiration of very small amounts of reflux material, especially as a cause of laryngeal inflammation and bronchorrhea.
What part of speech is microaspiration?
Microaspiration is a noun.
What is the plural of microaspiration?
The plural of microaspiration is microaspirations.

Words near microaspiration in the dictionary

  1. microascaceous
  2. microaspersion
  3. microaspersions
  4. microaspirate
  5. microaspirated
  6. microaspiration
  7. microaspirations
  8. microaspirator
  9. microaspirators
  10. microassault
  11. microassaulted

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