INHALATION


Meaning of INHALATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnhəleɪʃ(ə)n ]

( inhalations)

1.

Inhalation is the process or act of breathing in, taking air and sometimes other substances into your lungs. ( FORMAL )

...a complete cycle of inhalation and exhalation...

They were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation...

Take several deep inhalations.

≠ exhalation

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2.

An inhalation is a treatment for colds and other illnesses in which you dissolve substances in hot water and breathe in the vapour.

Inhalations can soothe and control the cough...

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