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View synonyms for inhalation

inhalation

[ in-huh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of inhaling.


inhalation

/ ĭn′hə-lāshən /

  1. The act of taking in breath. Inhalation results from the negative pressure in the lungs caused by contraction of the diaphragm, which causes it to move downwards and to expand the chest cavity. The resulting flow of air into the lungs restores a pressure equal to that of the atmosphere.
  2. Also called inspiration
  3. Compare exhalation


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Word History and Origins

Origin of inhalation1

First recorded in 1615–25; inhale + -ation

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Example Sentences

In terms of blocking incoming particles, all masks greatly reduce inhalation of virus-laden particles, with N95s blocking the most.

“We think that a family of two parents and two children is unconscious due to carbon monoxide inhalation,” Negussie said, repeating a line he had patiently tried to convey over nearly three excruciating hours.

As the video has gone viral in recent days, toxicology experts have lined up to express doubt that a fentanyl overdose can be triggered through contact with skin or through inhalation.

This mask has separate channels for inhalation and exhalation to increase healthy airflow and prevent any build-up of CO2.

Adulthood and years on the road have filled out Swift’s voice and broadened her range, but the songs are otherwise as familiar as anyone would hope, save for a changed word here, a clipped inhalation there.

Inhalation anthrax, one of the most difficult to treat, does not carry a definitive time frame.

Underneath my name, in black ballpoint pen, it says: Abd pain; Diff breathing; Inhalation.

At least 18 people were reported to have burned alive or died from smoke inhalation.

Three Palestinian teenagers suffered tear-gas inhalation and were transferred to hospital.

It transforms a tight white fist into a gentle brown wave, and from my first inhalation 15 years ago it fumigated my private hell.

Such being the adjustment, the philosophy of the inhalation may be easily understood.

The moisture gives mildness to the tobacco, but renders inhalation so difficult that weak lungs are unfitted to bear it.

The inhalation of from five to ten drops of chloroform is an excellent expedient in some instances.

The child was expelled in twenty-five minutes after the inhalation was begun.

The child was expelled in about fifteen minutes after the inhalation was commenced.

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