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aerosol Audio
aer·o·sol [ air-uh-sawl, -sol ]
Subclass of:
Colloids
Definitions related to aerosol dose form:
  • (aerosol) A product that is packaged under pressure and contains therapeutically active ingredients that are released upon activation of an appropriate valve system; it is intended for topical application to the skin as well as local application into the nose (nasal aerosols), mouth (lingual aerosols), or lungs (inhalation aerosols).
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (aerosols) Colloids with a gaseous dispersing phase and either liquid (fog) or solid (smoke) dispersed phase; used in fumigation or in inhalation therapy; may contain propellant agents.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (aerosol dosage form) Contents packaged under pressure that are released upon activation of an appropriate valve system.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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