INHALATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inhalation mean? 

• INHALATION (noun)
  The noun INHALATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

2. a medication to be taken by inhaling it

  Familiarity information: INHALATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INHALATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

aspiration; breathing in; inhalation; inspiration; intake

Hypernyms ("inhalation" is a kind of...):

breath (the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inhalation"):

gasp; pant (a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open)

drag; puff; pull (a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke))

Holonyms ("inhalation" is a part of...):

breathing; external respiration; respiration; ventilation (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)

Derivation:

inhale (draw in (air))

inhale (draw deep into the lungs in by breathing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A medication to be taken by inhaling it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

inhalant; inhalation

Hypernyms ("inhalation" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Derivation:

inhale (draw deep into the lungs in by breathing)

 Context examples 

The primary route of potential human exposure to this compound is inhalation.

(Paradichlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)

Aerosol inhalation may help achieve high concentrations of sargramostim in the lung.

(Aerosol Sargramostim, NCI Thesaurus)

Inhalation exposure to this substance results in central nervous system depression and pulmonary edema, while oral exposure causes gastrointestinal distress.

(Dibromochloropropane, NCI Thesaurus)

An inhalation dosing unit equal to the quantity of medicinal substance(s) expressed in milligrams delivered per a single act of taking in breath.

(Milligram per Inhalation, NCI Thesaurus)

Inhalation exposure to this substance irritates the nose and throat and affects the central nervous system.

(Methylene Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammation of the lungs due to the inhalation of solid or liquid material.

(Aspiration Pneumonitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Inhalation exposure to its dust irritates the nose, throat and lungs and can cause pneumonitis.

(Beryllium Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The maximal flow achieved during the maximally forced expiration initiated at maximum inhalation.

(Peak Expiratory Flow, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

It may follow inhalation of irritating gases or foreign bodies and it complicates pneumonia.

(Bronchiolitis obliterans, NCI Thesaurus)

The total volume of air in the lungs after maximum inhalation as a proportion of the predicted normal value.

(Percent Predicted Total Lung Capacity, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)