inhalation injury

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inhalation injury,

damage to the pulmonary parenchyma caused by inhalation of substances such as very hot air, toxic gas, asbestos, and chemical products of plastic manufacture.

inhalation

1. the drawing of air or other substances into the lungs.

2. any drug or solution of drugs administered (as by means of nebulizers or aerosols) by the nasal or oral respiratory route.

inhalation injury

bronchiolitis and pulmonary edema result from the inhalation of smoke.

inhalation pneumonia

see aspiration pneumonia.

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