Medical Device
nebulizer Audio
neb·u·liz·er [ neb-yuh-lahyz ]
Definitions related to nebulizers:
  • 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 Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A device that converts a liquid medicine into a mist that can be breathed in.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • A device used to turn liquid into a fine spray.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (nebulizer device) A device designed to convert a liquid to a mist.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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