Disease or Syndrome
aspiration pneumonia
as·pi·ra·tion pneu·mo·nia
Subclass of:
Pneumonia
Definitions related to aspiration pneumonia:
  • Pneumonia due to the aspiration (breathing in) of food, liquid, or gastric contents into the upper respiratory tract.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • (pneumonia, aspiration) A type of lung inflammation resulting from the aspiration of food, liquid, or gastric contents into the upper RESPIRATORY TRACT.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Aspiration pneumonia results from inhalation of oropharyngeal contents into the lower airways that leads to lung injury and resultant bacterial infection. It commonly occurs in patients with altered mental status who have an impaired gag or swallowing reflex.
    Epocrates
    Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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