Adspiration

/ˌæd.spɪˈreɪ.ʃən/ noun

Definition

The act of breathing towards something or an archaic term in anatomy referring to aspiration phenomena.

Etymology

From Latin 'ad-' (to) + 'spirare' (to breathe), literally meaning 'breathing towards'. A rare medical and anatomical term from the 17th-19th centuries.

Kelly Says

This wonderfully obscure word almost vanished from English, kept alive only in dusty medical texts, yet it perfectly describes how fluids move in surprising directions—a reminder that old medical terminology sometimes saw phenomena modern medicine explains differently.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አነስ
a-nes
ARالعربية
تنفس
tanfas
BNবাংলা
শ্বাস
shwaas
CACatalà
adsorbents
ad-sor-bent
CSČeština
inspirace
in-spira-ce
DADansk
inspiration
in-spira-syon
DEDeutsch
Aspiration
as-pi-ra-syon
ELΕλληνικά
πνεύμα
pnyma
ESEspañol
adspiración
ad-spi-ra-syon
FAفارسی
تنفس
tanfas
FISuomi
hengitys
hen-gi-tys
FRFrançais
aspiration
as-pi-ra-syon
GUGU
adsorbents
ad-sor-bent
HAHA
adsorbents
ad-sor-bent
HEעברית
השאיר
ha-sha-ir
HIहिन्दी
श्वास
shwaas
HUMagyar
légzés
leg-zes
IDBahasa Indonesia
aspirasi
as-pi-ra-si
IGIG
aspirasi
as-pi-ra-si
ITItaliano
aspirazione
as-pi-ra-syon
JA日本語
吸気
きき
KKKK
adsorbents
ad-sor-bent
KMKM
ក្បាល
k-b-a-l
KO한국어
흡기
hweo-gi
MRMR
adsorbents
ad-sor-bent
MSBahasa Melayu
pernafasan
per-na-fa-san
MYမြန်မာ
အရည်
a-ye-ri
NLNederlands
aspiratie
as-pi-ra-tie
NONorsk
inspirasjon
in-spira-syon
PAPA
adsorbents
ad-sor-bent
PLPolski
oddychanie
od-dy-cha-nie
PTPortuguês
aspiração
as-pi-ra-syon
RORomână
inspirație
in-spira-tie
RUРусский
вдох
vdoh
SVSvenska
inspiration
in-spira-syon
SWKiswahili
kupumua
ku-pu-mu-a
TAதமிழ்
விட
vi-da
TEతెలుగు
విశ్వాస
vi-shaas
THไทย
หายใจ
hai jai
TLTL
paghinga
pa-hin-ga
TRTürkçe
nefes alma
ne-fes al-ma
UKУкраїнська
вдих
vdykh
URاردو
سانس
saans
VITiếng Việt
hít thở
hit tho
YOYO
aspirasi
as-pi-ra-si
ZH中文
吸气
xī qì
ZUZU
ukus
u-kus

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