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inhaler|ɪnˈheɪlə(r)|
[f. inhale v. + -er1.]
1. One who inhales.
1835Willis Pencillings II. lix. 162 Inhalers of the oleaginous atmosphere of the stern.
2. A contrivance for inhaling.
a. An apparatus for administering a medicinal or anæsthetic gas or vapour by inhalation.
b. An appliance enabling a person to breathe with safety in a deleterious atmosphere or under water; a respirator.
1778Projects in Ann. Reg. 127/2 Inhaling warm steams into the lungs; for administering..which he recommends the use of the inhaler, an instrument which he describes. 1836J. M. Gully Magendie's Formul. (ed. 2) 211 A portion of it may be poured into hot water in a Mudge's inhaler, and the creosoted vapour inspired in the usual manner. 1864Webster, Inhaler..3. A contrivance to protect the lungs from injury by inhaling damp or cold atmospheric air. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 1184/2 Pilatre des Roziers invented an inhaler for enabling persons to enter places filled with deleterious gases. Ibid., Inhaler,..an apparatus to enable a..diver to work..in water. 1875H. C. Wood Therap. (1879) 284 Various inhalers have been invented for facilitating the use of ether. |