Medical Device
nebulizer
neb·u·liz·er [ neb-yuh-lahyz ]
Definitions related to nebulizers:
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A device for administration of medicinal substance(s) in form of a liquid mist to the patient airways. Nebulizer pumps air or oxygen through a liquid medicine to turn it into a vapor, which is then inhaled by the patient.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A device that converts a liquid medicine into a mist that can be breathed in.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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A device used to turn liquid into a fine spray.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(nebulizer device) A device designed to convert a liquid to a mist.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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