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/ɪnhˈeɪlər/ Listen

noun

Inhaler n.

One who inhales.

An apparatus for inhaling any vapor or volatile substance, such as ether or chloroform, or an aerosol mist of a solution, for medicinal purposes; as, he alway carried his inhaler around in his pocket in case he had asthmatic attack.

A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect the lungs from inhaling damp or cold air, noxious gases, dust, etc.; also, the respiratory apparatus for divers.

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Etymology of 'Inhaler'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Inhaler" Quotes from Famous Books

... should remain in a warm room, the diet chiefly milk and good broths, some cooling laxative and diaphoretic medicine may be given; but the greatest relief will be found in the frequent inhalation of the steam of hot water through an inhaler, or in the old-fashioned way through ...

— Searchlights on Health - The Science of Eugenics • B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols

... subdue whooping-cough, three or four grains of the extract should be mixed with a pint of boiling water in a suitable inhaler, so that the medicated vapour may be inspired through ...

— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie