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inhaler

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An apparatus for inhaling any vapor or volatile substance, as ether or chloroform, for medicinal purposes.

A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect the lungs from inhaling damp or cold air, noxious gases, dust, etc.; also, the respiratory apparatus for divers.

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If you don't look like the ruling class, bring your inhaler. Esai Morales

Allie looked around for Myra's inhaler, and Myra pulled it from under the pillow to use it. Source: Internet

And I remember vividly the first time an uncle brought me a Primatene Mist inhaler while I was having an attack. Source: Internet

However, Long did not announce his discovery until 1849. citation Morton's ether inhaler Horace Wells conducted the first public demonstration of the inhalational anesthetic at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in 1845. Source: Internet

Fast–acting Salbutamol metered dose inhaler commonly used to treat asthma attacks. Source: Internet

Anyway, as they pushed me up against the van and patted me down, I explained to them that the thing they feel in my pocket is my asthma inhaler, which prohibits me from smoking anything (a bit of a lie, but can you blame me?). Source: Internet

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