dry powder inhaler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device with a canister holding a medicine in a dry powder form, ready to be sucked or sprayed out as aerosols, with the purpose of being inhaled by a patient into the lungs, commonly used for the treatment of asthma and other types of respiratory diseases.

Word forms

dry powder inhaler dry powder inhalers

Synonyms

DPI

Related words

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