"nebulizer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnɛ.bju.laɪ.zə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɛ.bjɵ.lʌj.zə/ [British, Southern, Standard], /ˈne.bju.laɪ.zɹ̩/ [General-American] Forms: nebulizers [plural]
Etymology: From nebulize + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nebulize|er|id2=agent noun}} nebulize + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} nebulizer (plural nebulizers)
  1. A device used to convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by means of oxygen, compressed air, or ultrasonic vibration. Synonyms: atomizer
    Sense id: en-nebulizer-en-noun-JO2Z6WGD
  2. (medicine) A device used to administer a medicine into the lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine spray of aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-nebulizer-en-noun-gt7Tbux~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 87 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nebuliser Related terms: micronebulizer, nebulize, nebulization Translations (device used to administer medicine): nebulizátor [masculine] (Czech), nébuliseur (French), nebulizador [masculine] (Galician), Zerstäuber [masculine] (German), nebulizador [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'device used to administer medicine': 48 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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