nasal spray

noun

A spray medication used as a decongestant when inhaled through the nose.

Meanings

nounnasal spray (plural nasal sprays)

plural nasal sprays

  1. A spray medication used as a decongestant when inhaled through the nose.

    Neffy uses the same spray device as Narcan, the naloxone nasal spray for opioid overdose, according to a spokesperson for its maker, ARS Pharmaceuticals.

    2024 August 9, Meg Tirrell, “First nasal spray epinephrine drug for emergency allergic reactions gets FDA approval”, in CNN

Translations

Finnish nenäsumute
  • nenäsumutenasal spray
Hungarian orrspray
  • orrspraynasal spray
Norwegian Bokmål nesespray
  • nesespraynasal spray
Cite this entry
APA

nasal spray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20spray

MLA

“nasal spray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20spray. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nasal spray,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20spray.

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