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Noun: inhalator  'in-hu,ley-tu(r)
  1. A breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
    "The patient was placed on an inhalator to assist with breathing";
    - respirator
     
  2. A dispenser that produces a chemical vapour to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion
    "She used her inhalator to alleviate her asthma symptoms";
    - inhaler

Derived forms: inhalators

Type of: breathing apparatus, breathing device, breathing machine, dispenser, ventilator

Encyclopedia: Inhalator