inhaler

[ in-hey-ler ]

/ ɪnˈheɪ lər /

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noun

an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.

a respirator.

a person who inhales.

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Origin of inhaler

First recorded in 1770–80; inhale + -er¹

Words nearby inhaler

inhalation anesthesia, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation therapy, inhalator, inhale, inhaler, in half, Inhambane, in hand, inharmonic, inharmonious

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How to use inhaler in a sentence

Anytime they left their apartment, they took their “medicine box,” a plastic bin filled with red inhalers, prescribed steroids and a pink nebulizer shaped like a kitten.
The Smoke Comes Every Year. Sugar Companies Say the Air Is Safe.|by Lulu Ramadan, The Palm Beach Post, and Ash Ngu and Maya Miller, ProPublica|July 8, 2021|ProPublica
I remember it was one of the first few shifts after I had come back because I was still needing an inhaler nonstop.
The Broken Front Line|by Ava Kofman, photography by Kendrick Brinson and David Walter Banks|April 7, 2021|ProPublica
Cook recommended taking both of them as an inhaled mist using a nebulizer, an electric machine similar to an asthma inhaler.
First he held a superspreader event. Then he recommended fake cures.|Eileen Guo|March 11, 2021|MIT Technology Review
She had respiratory difficulties that required an inhaler, making her more vulnerable to the virus.
Two School Districts Had Different Mask Policies. Only One Had a Teacher on a Ventilator.|by Annie Waldman and Heather Vogell|November 23, 2020|ProPublica

Film it on film, no makeup, get the inhaler and the braces in there.
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One refugee needed an asthma inhaler, a common item that costs around $13.
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And that's a relatively easy one: I know what an asthma inhaler is, and what it's used for.
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This may be done with the inhaler on a few occasions at least.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
The physiologist took out a little phial from his pocket, and began to open a sort of inhaler of white muslin.
Strange Stories|Grant Allen
Everything required for it--the inhaler, sponges, straight and crooked needles, and thread--was in the chest.
With Kitchener in the Soudan|G. A. Henty
She is directed to take a full inspiration, and then to apply the Inhaler to the mouth and nose.
Parturition without Pain or Loss of Consciousness|James Townley
It will therefore be gathered from this that the patient herself always holds the inhaler.
Parturition without Pain or Loss of Consciousness|James Townley

British Dictionary definitions for inhaler

inhaler

/ (ɪnˈheɪlə) /

noun

a device for breathing in therapeutic vapours through the nose or mouth, esp one for relieving nasal congestion or asthma

a person who inhales

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Medical definitions for inhaler

inhaler

[ ĭn-hā′lər ]

A device that produces a vapor to ease breathing or is used to medicate by inhalation, especially a small nasal applicator containing a volatile medicament.inhalator