Meaning of INHALATION
| Pronunciation: | | `inhu'leyshun
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- [n] the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
- [n] a medication to be taken by inhaling it
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| | Synonyms: | | aspiration, breathing in, inhalant, inspiration |
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| | See Also: | | breath, breathing, drag, external respiration, gasp, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, pant, puff, pull, respiration, ventilation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`ha*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inhalation.]
The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled.
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| | Related Terms: | | air current, Aqua-Lung, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, breath, breath of air, breathing, broken wind, cough, crosscurrent, current, current of air, downdraft, draft, exhalation, expiration, exsufflation, fall wind, flow of air, following wind, gasp, gulp, hack, head wind, hiccup, indraft, inflow, inhalator, inhalement, inrush, inspiration, insufflation, iron lung, jetstream, katabatic wind, monsoon, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, movement of air, oxygen mask, oxygen tent, pant, puff, respiration, scuba, sigh, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snoring, snuff, snuffle, sternutation, stertor, stream, stream of air, suck, sucking, suction, suspiration, tail wind, undercurrent, updraft, wheeze, wind |
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