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inhalation

[ UK /ɪnhɐlˈe‍ɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnhəˈɫeɪʃən, ɪnəˈɫeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a medication to be taken by inhaling it
  2. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

How To Use inhalation In A Sentence

  • The chemical toxicity of inhaled uranium trioxide (uranyl oxide) gas vapor fumes is much worse - about a million times worse - than the radiation from inhalation of any of the other oxides.
  • She suffered minor smoke inhalation and was discharged from hospital last night. The Sun
  • Genital infections are spread venereally, and respiratory infections usually by inhalation.
  • It works non-invasively, by analysing how the mix of gases in the breath of its test subjects alter between inhalation and exhalation.
  • Some also suffered smoke inhalation in the blaze on Monday night. The Sun
  • Hiccups, more officially referred to as singultus, from Latin - to catch your breath while sobbing are repeated, spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm causing a quick inhalation, which is then cut short by an involuntary closing of the glottis. NYT > Home Page
  • Most died from smoke inhalation rather than burns, police said. The Sun
  • One class teaches children to breathe like a bunny - two short inhalations, followed by a slow exhalation.
  • Massage oils, poultices, steam inhalations, sitz, hand, body and foot baths, gargles and room sprays are the most common methods of administration.
  • His Nikes compressed on the asphault and the sound of his inhalation was the only noise on the country road. Archive 2005-03-01
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