nebulize

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(nĕb'yə-līz') pronunciation
tr.v., -lized, -liz·ing, -liz·es.
  1. To convert (a liquid) to a fine spray; atomize.
  2. To treat with a medicated spray.
nebulization neb'u·li·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
nebulizer neb'u·liz'er n.


A device that forces compressed air through a solution of a drug so that a fine spray is delivered to a face mask and can be inhaled. Nebulizers are often used to administer drugs to children who lack the coordination to use a metered-dose or breath-activated inhaler.

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to convert a liquid into a mist or a spray of fine droplets.
nebulization or nebulisation n.

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1. conversion into a spray.
2. treatment by a spray.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - at finsprøjte med væske

Nederlands (Dutch)
verstuiven

Français (French)
v. tr. - nébuliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - zerstäuben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μετατρέπω υγρό σε σταγονίδια

Italiano (Italian)
nebulizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - nebulizar

Русский (Russian)
распылять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - nebulizar, atomizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - finfördela vätska

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使成雾状, 使成喷雾状

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使成霧狀, 使成噴霧狀

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 안개 모양으로 하다, (상처에)약을 뿜다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 霧状にする, 薬液を噴霧する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرذذ, يحول الى رذاذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עיבה‬


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