What's the difference between spirant and spiration?
Spirant
Definition:
(n.) A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-208.
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Spiration
Definition:
(n.) The act of breathing.
Example Sentences:
(1) Comparison of aspiration cytology with histopathology, serial serum acid phosphatase estimation, repeat a spiration cytology after hormone therapy with or without orchiectomy and clinical follow up showed accuracy of cytologic diagnosis of 98.4 per cent.
(2) This study was based on the evaluation of 140 fine-needle spirations from gynecologic lesion.