Inhalant (redirected from Inhalent)

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.

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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.

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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.

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Inhalant

Medicine that is breathed into the lungs.

Mentioned in: Antiasthmatic Drugs

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inhalant (inhā´lnt),

n a medicine to be inhaled.

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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.

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canine inhalant dermatitis

see atopy.