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Noun: inhalation  `in-hu'ley-shun
  1. The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
    - inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing in
     
  2. A medication to be taken by inhaling it
    - inhalant

Derived forms: inhalations

See also: inhalant, inhale, inspiratory

Type of: breath, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Part of: breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation

Encyclopedia: Inhalation