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inhaler

  • /ɪnˈheɪlə/ UK
  • /ɪnˈhɛjlə/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ɪnˈheɪlɚ/ Canada, US
  • /ənˈhæɪlə/ Australia, New Zealand

noun inhalers

  1. One who inhales. The exposure of the mouse lungs to smoke was, of course, relatively mild as compared with the exposure of the lungs of a human smoke-inhaler who gets true cancer.
  2. A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases. Smokes incessantly Caporals, using a denicotinizing holder. At frequent intervals inhales from benzedrine inhaler.

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noun canister containing medicine

Españolinhalador
한국어흡입기 heubipgi
日本語吸入器 kyūnyūki
中文吸入器 xīrùqì, 噴藥器 /喷药器 pēnyàoqì
Portuguêsinalador, bombinha
Françaisinhalateur
DeutschInhalator
Italianoinalatore
Românăinhalator
Русскийингаля́тор ingaljátor
العربيةمِنْشَقَة minšaqa

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@misc{inhaler_2026,
  title = {inhaler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inhaler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}