inhaler

3 definitions found

inhaler - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Inhaler \In*hal"er\, n.
     1. One who inhales.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     3. 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.
        [1913 Webster]

  Inhalant \In*hal"ant\, n.
     An apparatus also called an inhaler (which see); also, that
     which is to be inhaled, especially a medicine taken by
     inhalation.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

inhaler - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  inhaler
      n 1: a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in
           order to relieve nasal congestion [syn: inhaler,
           inhalator]