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inhalation

[in-huh-ley-shuhn] / ˌɪn həˈleɪ ʃən /




NOUN
drag
Synonyms
NOUN
respiration
Synonyms




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Short-term exposure to acrolein by inhalation can cause nose and throat irritation and a decreased breathing rate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Short-term exposure to EtO by inhalation can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue respiratory irritation and other adverse health effects, according to the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

During the outbreak, people appeared to be infected mostly "through inhalation of droplets", it added.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Mice were exposed to aerosolized chlorpyrifos for 11 weeks through inhalation methods designed to mimic how people typically encounter the chemical.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

The horrible wrong scent of it was still in my hair, on my skin, inside my nose, so every inhalation carried it deeper inside me.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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