inhalation
noun
in路ha路la路tion
| \ 藢in-h蓹-藞l膩-sh蓹n
, 藢i-n蓹-藞l膩-\
, 藢i-n蓹-藞l膩-\
Definition of inhalation
1
: the act or an instance of inhaling
2
: material (such as medication) to be taken in by inhaling
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Other Words from inhalation
inhalational
\ 藢in-h蓹-藞l膩-shn蓹l
, -sh蓹-n岬妉 , 藢i-n蓹-藞l膩- \
adjective
, -sh蓹-n岬妉 , 藢i-n蓹-藞l膩- \
adjective
Examples of inhalation in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At first, the second leg was going to be played after a brief delay despite Boca players reeling and suffering injuries from broken glass and tear gas inhalation. — Avi Creditor, SI.com, "Boca Juniors, River Plate to Meet in Copa Libertadores Semifinals," 30 Aug. 2019 His son, 6-year-old Armond Johnson Jr. and the boy鈥檚 sister, 2-year-old Aubree Stone, died of smoke inhalation, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner. — Hannah Drown, cleveland.com, "See first court appearance of man arrested in Cleveland quadruple homicide on Facebook Live Friday morning," 12 July 2019 Because of the risk of inhalation, never spray sunscreen near your face or mouth, the AAD advises. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Use Spray Sunscreen the Right Way, According to Dermatologists," 15 Feb. 2019 Of those wounded, 92 were hit by live fire while the rest suffered from tear gas inhalation, the news agency said. — Abeer Salman And Nadeem Muaddi, CNN, "Israeli forces kill 4 protesters in Gaza, Palestinian ministry says," 8 June 2018 The Gaza Health Ministry said 58 Palestinians were killed Monday, including 57 by Israeli fire and a baby who died from tear gas inhalation. — BostonGlobe.com, "Death toll for Gaza protests rises; more demonstrations expected," 15 May 2018 The victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and first- and second-degree burns, according to police. — Jim Walsh, USA TODAY, "She wanted a late-night hookup, but he fell asleep. So she burned his house down, police say," 16 Aug. 2019 Dementia and stroke are also conditions that predispose people to denture aspiration or inhalation. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "This Man's Dentures Were Stuck in His Voice Box for 8 Days After a Routine Procedure," 13 Aug. 2019 The tentative cause of death of all five children is carbon monoxide toxicity and smoke inhalation. — Washington Post, "Chief: Smoke detectors lacking at child care where 5 died," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inhalation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for inhalation
inhalation
noun
in路ha路la路tion
| \ 藢in-h蓹-藞l膩-sh蓹n
, 藢i-n蓹-\
, 藢i-n蓹-\
Kids Definition of inhalation
: the act or an instance of breathing or drawing in by breathing
inhalation
noun
in路ha路la路tion
| \ 藢in-(h)蓹-藞l膩-sh蓹n, 藢in-岬妉-藞膩-
\
\
Medical Definition of inhalation
1
: the act or an instance of inhaling
specifically
: the action of drawing air into the lungs by means of a complex of essentially reflex actions that involve changes in the diaphragm and in muscles of the abdomen and thorax which cause enlargement of the chest cavity and lungs resulting in production of relatively negative pressure within the lungs so that air flows in until the pressure is restored to equality with that of the atmosphere
2
: material (as medication) to be taken in by inhaling
Other Words from inhalation
inhalational
\ -shn蓹l, -sh蓹n-岬妉
\
adjective
\
adjective
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