inhalation

See also Inhalation

English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

inhalation (plural inhalations)

1. The act of inhaling
   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,

     The girl stooped to pluck a rose, and as she bent over it, her profile was clearly outlined. She held the flower to her face with a long-drawn inhalation, then went up the steps, crossed the piazza, opened the door without knocking, and entered the house with the air of one thoroughly at home.

2. The substance (medicament) which is inhaled.

Translations

the act of inhaling

Catalan: inhalació (ca) f. Dutch: inademing (nl) f. German: Inhalation (de) f.

Romanian: inhalare (ro) f. Spanish: inhalación (es) f. Telugu: ఉచ్ఛ్వాసము (ucchvaasamu)

the substance which is inhaled

Catalan: inhalació (ca) f.

German: Inhalation (de) f.

See also

• inhale

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French

Noun

inhalation f. (plural inhalations)

1. inhalation (all meanings)