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Inhalant
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inhalant /in·hal·ant/ (in-hal´ant)
1. something meant to be inhaled; see inhalation (def. 3).
2. a class of psychoactive substances whose volatile vapors are subject to abuse.
antifoaming inhalant  an agent that is inhaled as a vapor to prevent the formation of foam in the respiratory passages of a patient with pulmonary edema.
in·ha·lant (n-hlnt)
adj.
Used in or for inhaling.
n.
Something that is inhaled, especially a drug that is delivered to the respiratory passages by a nebulizer or an aerosol container.
Inhalant
Medicine that is breathed into the lungs.
Mentioned in: Antiasthmatic Drugs
inhalant (inhā´lnt),
n a medicine to be inhaled.
inhalant
a substance that is or may be taken into the body by way of the nose and trachea, that is through the respiratory system, e.g. gaseous anesthetics.
canine inhalant dermatitis
see atopy.
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