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Preferred term

Respiratory Aspiration  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Inhaling liquid or solids, such as stomach contents, into the RESPIRATORY TRACT. When this causes severe lung damage, it is called ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA.

Synonym(s)

  • Aspiration, Respiratory

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-W8N1MNSH-B

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