aspirates
as-pi-rates
noun
Sounds pronounced with an audible puff of breath.
"English 'p', 't', 'k' are often aspirates."
noun
Substances, often fluid, drawn out by medical aspiration.
"The lab analysed the aspirates for infection."
verb
Pronounces a sound with an audible puff of breath.
"She aspirates the 'h' in 'house'."
verb
Draws fluid or foreign matter from a body cavity.
"The surgeon aspirates fluid from the cyst."