nebulizer

/ ˈnɛbjʊˌlaɪzə /

noun

1. Also called: inhalator. a device for converting a drug in liquid form into a mist or fine spray which is inhaled through a mask to provide medication for the respiratory system

nebulizer

1. A device that reduces liquid to an extremely fine cloud, especially used for delivering medication to the deep part of the respiratory tract.

Example Sentences

The new diagnostic is based on nanosensors that can be delivered by an inhaler or a nebulizer.

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When George gets viruses he has to increase his use of nebulizers, go on antibiotics, steroids or inhalers and increase the amount of physiotherapy he does.

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After several days on her nebulizer, her condition failed to improve.

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Their nebulizer treatments became more frequent while they lived there, and Catherine herself was prescribed an albuterol inhaler and diagnosed with asthma.

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A hospital’s nebulizer machine turns liquid albuterol into a mist that is inhaled by the asthmatic patient.

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