nebulizer
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈnɛbjəˌlaɪzər/
- Specialized
:
nebulizador
- "At least once a month he has to use a nebulizer to open up his lungs," his mother, Kami, said.
So he stepped like a nebulizer thing and he forgot to turn it on.
- So he stepped like a nebulizer thing and he forgot to turn it on.
Examples
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Direct delivery of medication to the sinuses with standard nebulizers is difficult to achieve.
Academic text (1999) -
On those care times, we add the nebulizer.
Blog text (2) -
Lane Miller, of Moapa, Nevada, demonstrates his nebulizer.
Blog text (26) -
So, back to the doctor: different antibiotics, more steroids, and albuterol for the nebulizer.
Blog text (8) -
The availability of nebulizers and peak flow meters and their use in childhood asthma were determined.
Academic text (2007) -
A veteran of 20 years of disaster staffing, John said he was concerned about patients who required oxygen, nebulizers, and other life-sustaining equipment, who were likely to show up in emergency departments first.
Blog text (2) -
In the case of a severe or even life-threatening acute exacerbation, the patient may not have the requisite inspiratory flow rate for a pMDI and spacer, and a nebulizer may be required.
Academic text (2012) -
In patients who have undergone a tracheotomy or who have a permanent tracheal stoma, topical anesthetic can be applied directly to the tracheal mucosa via a nebulizer.
Academic text (2004) -
The doctor prescribed a nebulizer to help the patient breathe more easily during the treatment.
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She used a nebulizer to deliver her asthma medication in the form of a fine mist.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small device that sends liquid out as a fine mist
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3.2
A small device that sends medicine into your nose or lungs when you breathe in
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2.4
A device that makes liquid into a fine mist to wet plants or clean surfaces
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6.0
A small device that turns liquid into a fine spray for perfume or medicine
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9.9
A machine that turns liquid medicine into a mist to breathe in
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4.4
A device that makes medicine into a warm mist to breathe
A small device that lets you breathe in medicine or a strong smell to clear a blocked nose
How Fine
Surface Forms
Morphology
nebulizer = nebulize (semi-transparent) = nebul + ize + er
The noun is a straightforward agentive formation from the verb 'nebulize' (nebulize + -er = device/person that nebulizes).
Etymology
Nebulizer comes from the Latin root nebul- meaning 'mist' or 'cloud', the same root you see in nebula. So a nebulizer is a device that makes a liquid into a fine 'mist' to breathe or spray.