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inhaler

in·hal·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-hey-ler]
    • /ɪnˈheɪ lər/
    • /ɪnˈheɪ.lər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-hey-ler]
    • /ɪnˈheɪ lər/

Definitions of inhaler word

  • noun inhaler an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc. 1
  • noun inhaler a respirator. 1
  • noun inhaler a person who inhales. 1
  • noun inhaler A portable device for administering a drug that is to be breathed in, used for relieving asthma and other bronchial or nasal congestion. 1
  • noun inhaler atomizer for asthma 1
  • countable noun inhaler An inhaler is a small device that helps you to breathe more easily if you have asthma or a bad cold. You put it in your mouth and breathe in deeply, and it sends a small amount of a drug into your lungs. 0

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Origin of inhaler

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80; inhale + -er1

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Parts of speech for Inhaler

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

inhaler popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for inhaler

noun inhaler

  • bronchodilator — any drug or other agent that causes dilation of the bronchial tubes by relaxing bronchial muscle: used, esp in the form of aerosol sprays, for the relief of asthma
  • nebulizer — to reduce to fine spray; atomize.
  • device — A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
  • drug — the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood.
  • medicine — a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the health professions by doctors, nurses, and others involved in allied health care services. A dictionary with authoritative spellings and definitions is a particularly crucial resource in medicine, where a misspelling or misunderstanding can have unfortunate consequences for people under care. Print dictionaries in this field may be sorted alphabetically or may be categorized according to medical specializations or by the various systems in the body, as the immune system and the respiratory system. The online Medical Dictionary on Dictionary.com allows alphabetical browsing in the combined electronic versions of more than one authoritative medical reference, insuring access to correct spellings, as well as immediate, direct access to a known search term typed into the search box on the site: A medical dictionary reveals that large numbers of medical terms are formed from the same Latin and Greek parts combined and recombined.

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