Phonetics .

to articulate (a speech sound, esp. a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated.

to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.

Medicine/Medical .

to remove (a fluid) from a body cavity by use of an aspirator or suction syringe.

to inhale (fluid or a foreign body) into the bronchi and lungs, often after vomiting.

to draw or remove by suction.

Phonetics . a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.

Medicine/Medical . the substance or contents that have been aspirated.

Phonetics . (of a speech sound) pronounced with or accompanied by aspiration; aspirated.