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Definition of Inhaler
1. Noun. A dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion.
Definition of Inhaler
1. n. One who inhales.
Definition of Inhaler
1. Noun. (medicine) A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inhaler
1. one that inhales [n -S] - See also: inhales
Medical Definition of Inhaler
1. Synonym: respirator. 2. An apparatus for administering pharmacologically active agents by inhalation. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inhaler
Literary usage of Inhaler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1900)
"The facility of this procedure enables a perfectly clean and sterile inhaler to
be used at each operation, giving the inhaler the requirements exacted by ..."
2. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1891)
"MODIFIED JUNKER inhaler, WITH POINTS FOR DISCUSSION ON ETHER AND CHLOROFORM ...
This inhaler has the respiration indicator approved of by the Hyderabad ..."
3. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1884)
"The Dublin inhaler.—Since 1876, in all cases where an anaesthetic was administered,
I have used the Dublin inhaler, and find it equally applicable whether ..."
4. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"About three quarters of an hour after, the patient mould go to bee), and, being
covered warm, the inhaler three parts filled with ..."
5. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1873)
"As an ether inhaler it possesses the advantages of cleanliness, simplicity, and
cheapness. ... As a chloroform inhaler it would be highly dangerous. ..."
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