atomizer /at·om·iz·er/ (at´om-i″zer) nebulizer.
atomizer
nebulizer [neb´u-līz″er]
atomizer (at´
mīzur),
at·om·iz·er ( t  -m  zr)n. A device used to reduce liquid medication to a fine spray or aerosol. |
atomizer
[at′əmī′zər]
a device used to reduce a liquid and eject it as a fine spray or vapor.
nebulizer [neb´u-līz″er]
a device for dispensing liquid in a fine spray; types used include jet and ultrasonic nebulizers. Called also atomizer.
small volume nebulizer a pneumatically powered device used to aerosolize medications for delivery to patients.
ultrasonic nebulizer an electronic device that generates ultrasound waves that break up water into an aerosol mist.
Venturi nebulizer a type of nebulizer used in aerosol therapy. The pressure drop of gas flowing through the venturi mask draws liquid from a capillary tube; as the liquid enters the gas stream it breaks up into a spray of small droplets.
atomizer (at´
mīzur),n a device for changing a jet of liquid into a spray.
atomizer
an instrument for dispensing liquid in a fine spray.
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