dry powder inhaler

noun

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.

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Meanings

noundry powder inhaler (plural dry powder inhalers)

plural dry powder inhalers

  1. medicineA 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.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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APA

dry powder inhaler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20powder%20inhaler

MLA

“dry powder inhaler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20powder%20inhaler. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry powder inhaler,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20powder%20inhaler.

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