| nebuliser | A device used to reduce liquid medication to extremely fine cloudlike particles; useful in delivering medication to deeper parts of the respiratory tract. See: atomiser, vaporiser. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nebulisers and vaporisers | Devices that cause a liquid or solid to be converted into an aerosol (spray) or a vapor. It is used in drug administration by inhalation, humidification of ambient air, and in certain analytical instruments. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spinning disk nebuliser | A nebuliser in which water is changed into small particles as it is thrown by centrifugal force from a spinning disk. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| jet nebuliser | An atomiser that uses an air or gas stream to change a liquid into small particles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ultrasonic nebuliser | A humidifier using high-frequency electricity to power a transducer that vibrates 1,350,000 times per second and changes water up into particles 0.5 to 3 um in size in its nebulizing chamber; used in inhalation therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |