inhalation

/,inhə'leiʃn/

Thân thiện

The patient uses an inhalation to treat their asthma.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of breathing in; the drawing of air or other substances into the lungs: The physical process of taking a breath.
   • A substance, especially a medication, that is taken into the body by breathing it in: A medicinal preparation designed to be administered via the respiratory tract.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Deep inhalation is important for proper singing technique.
  • The doctor prescribed an inhalation to help with her asthma.
  • The inhalation of smoke from the fire made him cough violently.

Advanced Usage

• "For inhalation only": A warning label on medications indicating they must be breathed in and are not to be swallowed.
  • The label on the canister clearly states "for inhalation only".

Variants and Related Words

• Inhale (verb): To breathe in.
  • Inhale slowly through your nose.
• Inhaler (noun): A device used for administering a medicinal inhalation.
  • She carries her asthma inhaler with her at all times.
• Inhalant (noun): A substance that is inhaled.
  • Some solvents are dangerous inhalants.

Synonyms

• Inspiration: The act of drawing air into the lungs.
• Breathing in: The common phrase for inhalation.

Related Phrases

• Inhalation therapy: A branch of medicine dealing with the administration of drugs or agents by inhalation.
  • He underwent inhalation therapy to treat his respiratory infection.
• Inhalation injury: Damage to the respiratory tract caused by breathing in harmful substances.
  • Firefighters are at risk for inhalation injury.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a medication to be taken by inhaling it
2. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• inhalant
• inspiration
• aspiration
• intake
• breathing in